The Palgrave concise historical atlas of the First World War / Matthew Hughes & William J. Philpott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hughes, Matthew, 1965-

Contributor:

Philpott, William James.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Maps.

World War, 1914-1918.

Historical geography--Maps.

Historical geography.

Genre:

Maps.

Physical Description:

vi, 108 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.

Summary:

The First World War continues to fascinate. Its profound effect on politics and society is still felt today, and yet it remains a greatly misunderstood conflict, shrouded in myths and misperceptions. In The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the First World War Hughes and Philpott, leading young historians of the conflict, draw on recent scholarship to present a clear introduction to the war. In fifty maps, accompanied by supporting text and statistical tables, they survey the main battles, campaigns and events, such as: The Western Front, The Great War in Africa and Asia, The Allied Blockade of Germany, The Collapse of Russia, 1917, The Versailles Settlement, The Arab Revolt, 1916-18, The German Spring Offensive.

Contents:

1 The Belligerents

2 Pre-war Offensive Military Plans

3 The Battle of the Frontiers and the Retreat

4 The Battles of the Marne and the Aisne

5 The Russian Advance into Prussia, 1914

6 German War Aims - The 'September Programme'

7 Stabilisation of the Western Front

8 The War between Austria-Hungary and Russia

9 Clearing the Seas, 1914-16

10 The Western Front - An Overview

11 War on the Periphery - An Overview

12 The Great War in Africa and Asia

13 The Allied Blockade of Germany

14 Italy Enters the War

15 The Attempts to Break the Western Front, 1915

16 Mesopotamia and the Caucasus

17 The Dardanelles Campaign (Gallipoli)

18 The Second Battle of Ypres - The Use of Gas in War

19 The Conquest of Poland - Gorlice-Tarnow

20 The Italians on the Isonzo, 1915-17

21 The Defeat of Serbia and Rumania

22 The Salonika Campaign

23 Plans for the Partition of the Ottoman Empire

24 Allied War Aims in Europe

25 The Battle of Verdun

26 The Battle of Jutland

27 The Somme Offensive I - The Plan and the First Day

28 The Somme Offensive II - The Battle of Attrition

29 The German Submarine Offensive

30 The Strategic Bombing of Britain

31 The Collapse of Russia, 1917

32 The Nivelle Offensive

33 France Under Strain, 1917

34 The Arab Revolt, 1916-18

35 Allenby's Offensive in Palestine

36 The Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele)

37 Malmaison - The 'Bite and Hold' Battle

38 The Battle of Caporetto - The Collapse of the Italian Army

39 The Battle of Cambrai - The Use of the Tank

40 Empires at War

41 The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, March 1918

42 The German Spring 1918 Offensive

43 Foch's Advance to Victory - The 'Hundred Days'

44 American Operations on the Western Front

45 Breaking the Hindenburg Line, September 1918

46 The Collapse of Germany

47 Peace in the West - The Versailles Settlement

48 The Eastern Peace Settlements

49 Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War

50 The Costs of the War, 1914-19.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 102-103) and index.

ISBN:

1403904332

1403904340

OCLC:

56468018

Publisher Number:

9781403904331 (hbk)

9781403904348 (pbk)