Dictionary of World War I (Ntc Pocket References)

By Ian V. Hogg

Book Overview

A one-stop guide to the whole of World War I, on the Western and Eastern fronts, including people, battles, equipment and terms. Over 650 tightly written entries bring out the familiar as well as the forgotten facts of what is called ?The Great War'. Places (Amien, Gallipoli), people (Allenby, Hindenburg), battles (Cambrai, Scapa Flow), weapons (Big Bertha, Mannlicher Rifle), equipment (Dreadnought class battleships, Fokker aircraft), history (identity disc, conscription, cryptography) are all included, along with maps and silhouette drawings, photographs, tables, chronologies and quotes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0844209287
• ISBN13: 9780844209289
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: Ntc Pub Group
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 0.5" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Excellent resource for World War I information and terms

As a reader of World War I fiction and memoirs, I found this an invaluable resource for unfamiliar terms, such as different types of weapons/equipment. This dictionary, compiled by an authority on military history and munitions, covers important people, the battles, and terms of WWI in concise, understandable terms. In additon to the 650 entries, some drawings and maps were included. While students of history may not find this book detailed enough to meet their needs, I found it a useful pocket resource.