Almanac of World War I

by David F. Burg and L. Edward Purcell

Book Overview

" Provides a day-by-day account of the action on all fronts and of the events surrounding the conflict, from the guns of August 1914 to the November 1918 Armistice and its troubled aftermath. Daily... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813120721
• ISBN13: 9780813120720
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Great resource.

Great day-by-day record of the war. Entries broken down by area (e.g., Verdun, Mesopotamia, German East Africa), includes both political and military events, though the former is by far in the minority (and arguably too light in this area). Several illustrations and photographs throughout, which I don't think add much, but are welcome, as they are not the usual US-British-French-German-centric fare of pictorial histories. Several "topics" are covered on pages scattered throughout discussing certain major themes (e.g. infantry tactics) or innovations (e.g., tanks, aircraft). Mostly very general, but brief and concise; helpful to the general reader--and a reminder to the well-versed of the period-- to understand the war machinery of the conflict. My only gripe is that the maps are mostly useless, as the events detailed in the almanac occur at a much smaller scale than those included. A companion atlas or appendix with detailed maps would help a great deal towards following the events, especially in more remote locals, such as Africa and Middle East.