World War I: The Definitive Visual History, New Edition (DK Definitive Visual Histories) Hardcover – May 21, 2024

It's fun to go over. It makes me glad I did not live in that time. Good articles. Explains things well.

I'm not a big WWI buff, but big enough when i saw this ebook on sale I had to get it. And I'm very happy I did. Any DK Smithsonian book is worth it if you are interested in the subject. Very well laid out from the years leading up to war, war, and a bit of the aftermath. The end even had a section listing war memorials and 100year anniversary events. I feel anyone with an interest in WWI will find it very interesting and informative, with lots of good pictures.

Quality hardcover book.

This was a gift for our 11-year old grandson. He had recently told us all at dinner how WWI started (it was a long and animated and enjoyable presentation!) The book is beautiful with lots of maps and photos. He likes it!

First impression of this reminded me rather of the older TIme-Life books with how items were presented.This gives an overview of WWI, touching a bit on the years before and after. And that's how a single volume like this should be approached - an overview. World War 1 (and its causes) just can't be covered in depth in a single volume very well. There are so many pieces to a multi-continent, multi-year war that if you're looking for high detail treatments of everything, you're going to have to look elsewhere and expect to spend a good bit of time on a great many books.This volume's treatment isn't bad - it splits up events into which year (or pre or post war) they occurred in, and it touches on more than just "This battle happened here, these are the generals, these are the weapons." It does a good job of touching on some of the politics, the home front and more - reminding you that the effects of wars like this don't just affect the soldiers on the battlefield.The flip side, of course, is that most subjects are introduced and covered in two pages. Sometimes more, but they're little bite size chunks.It's also not great, to me, of really keeping you in mind of *when* each item is taking place (though some don't really have a "when," as - say - lacking food on the home front was a long term issue) other than "in this year" at the beginning, where you do get a brief timeline. It's easy to lose an anchor on "ok, all these things are happening at once."But, again, overview.I'm broadly familiar with the course and discussion of the first world war, but this did highlight some areas I hadn't really paid attention to - Romania and Hungary, for instance - which, though being covered in two pages, looks like a rabbit hole I could go down for quite some time looking into. Which is part of the value of this volume to me. There are always little extra things to discover, and a volume like this can bring them to light without seeming intimidating, leading to looking for more.

Really easy read. Lots of great visuals!

Hey Amazon, stop sending books in the flimsy plastic envelops or in big boxes with no packing for that matter. I enjoy the convenience of buying off Amazon but I'm tired of the books arriving all bent up. Don't make me go back to the bookstores.

Was recommended this book by a friend that knew I am a big history buff. This is a great book with tons of information really great pictures and maps and does a nice job of walking you through the war And even before it. The biggest drawback is going down rabbit holes as you discover more information it makes you want to dig deeper yourself! Highly recommend