The First World War was one of the seminal events in world history. This book offers a unique perspective on the world's first truly global conflict.
It traces its history through the examination of iconic items like the Zeppelin, the gas mask and Winston Churchill's Cigar, to personal objects which tell the poignant stories of individuals and official documents, medals and badges.
Tells the story of World War I through one hundred events and developments, each of which is visualized through an object or artifact drawn in large part from the collections of the Imperial War Museums in the United Kingdom.
Trace the history of the first truly global conflict through this collection of 100 iconic items, from posters, hats, and a soldier's bible to a battleship, tunnel, and POW camp.
They bear witness to the stories of men whose only morning comfort in the trenches was the rum ration, children who grew up with only one photograph of the father that they would never get to know, women who would sacrifice their girlhood ...