Mapping the First World War: The Great War Through Maps from 1914 to 1918

by Peter Chasseaud, Imperial War Museum

Follow the conflict of the World War 1 from 1914-1918 through a unique collection of historical maps, expert commentary and photographs. Published in association and including mapping from the archives of the Imperial War Museums.

Ebook best viewed on a tablet.

Over 100 maps demonstrating how the Great War was fought around the world.

Types of maps featured:
• Small scale maps showing country boundaries and occupied territories
• Large-scale maps covering the key battles and offensives on all fronts of the war
• Trench maps showing detailed positions of the front line
• Maps from newspapers, battle planning and propaganda

Key offensives covered include:
• The Battles of the Marne and Ypres
• Tannenberg and the Eastern Front
• Verdun and the Somme
• The Gallipoli Campaign
• Battle of Jutland
• The Advances to Jerusalem, Damascus and Baghdad
• Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele
• German 1918 offensives and Allied counter-offensives
• Battle of Jutland

Along with the maps, key historical events are described, giving an illustrated history of the war from an expert historian.

Genres: History, World War I, Nonfiction, Military History, Military Fiction, European History

304 pages, Hardcover

First published October 24, 2013

About the author

Peter Chasseaud is a British historian specializing in military cartography. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a member of the Royal United Services Institute. He also founded the Historical Military Mapping Group within the British Cartographic Society. His book Mapping the First World War showcases rare and previously unpublished maps from the 1914–1918 conflict, offering a detailed visual insight into the Great War.

Reviews

[Geoff · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is well researched and written, and I wanted to like it more than I did.
The fundamental problem I had was I found myself continually referencing Google maps because the maps provided did not provide the appropriate support to the text.
The book is missing one or two author/publisher generated meta-maps for each campaign, that include only the key towns/battle sites, fronts, and movements.
The historic maps, though interesting, quite often were too detailed and/or too narrow in focus to support the entire campaign's narrative. Or, the text referred to a map from 3 pages prior, not the map on the current page.
An example: in Chapter 3, the Caucasus campaign text continually refers to the town of Sarikamish as key. I couldn't find it on the associated map without first checking on Google.

[Marc · Rating 3 out of 5]

This a good WW1 book, but the title is somewhat misleading. It would be more accurate to say that this is a WW1 book with historical maps. If you're expecting a book with detailed maps of movement throughout the 4 years you'll be disappointed.

Nonetheless this is still a very good book and I definitely enjoyed looking at the maps even if they are extremely hard to read by modern standards.

[Andreas Schmidt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Con la scusa di parlare di mappe, si finisce di parlare di storia della Grande Guerra, non che dispiaccia, ma mi aspettavo più mappe.