Product Description: Why was the machine gun so devastating and how did it change the nature of the war? Who invented poison gas and how effective was it on the battlefield? What was it like to come face-to-face with the iron monsters that were the World War I tanks, unleashed for the first time? 

Product Description: What happened at Verdun, where is Ypres, and why did the first day of the Somme matter so much? How and where were the great battles of World War I fought? This easy-to-read guide through the First World War battlefields answers these questions and many more.

Product Description: This guide has been written specifically for people with little or no prior knowledge of the First World War and will be an ideal introduction to what can be a very complicated and daunting subject. Written in an engaging way, this is more like a chat down the pub rather than a heavy historical text, and with short, sharp chapters it is very easy to dive in and out without having to re-read the previous five pages in an effort to remember where you were last time...read more

Product Description: The First World War Fact Book offers up 1,568 facts on a war that shaped the 20th Century. Split into nineteen separate sections, including weapons, the air war, infantry battles, trench warfare, casualties, remembrance, the main combatants and more, this fact book gives a unique perspective on the First World War that will be of interest to everyone from teenagers to Granddads...read more