All the maps have been specially commissioned from an expert cartographer. With more than 180 maps, every theater of war is covered-from the Western Front to Penang, from Gallipoli to Galicia, from Dogger Bank to Dalmatia, from Romania to Rhodesia, and from the Falklands to Togo and the Sinai desert. In fine detail, it plots the exact course of the land, sea, and air campaigns, enabling the reader to trace the ebb and flow of the fortunes of all sides. World War I Illustrated Atlas is a comprehensive visual guide to this complex conflict. This Easton Press Deluxe Edition is printed on archival quality, acid-neutral paper specially milled for this edition that conforms to all guidelines established for permanence and durability by the Council of Library Resources and the American National Standards Institute.With expert, accessible text and accompanying archival photographs, this complete atlas provides an invaluable work of reference for both the general reader and the serious student of World War I. has been published in Spectrum and he is the winner of a prestigious Chesley Award. He attended the School of Visual Arts in New York and started working professionally at age twenty. Targete is an accomplished digital and traditional illustrator, concept artist and art director.

“For a time I believed that mankind had been swept out of existence, and that I stood there alone, the last man left alive.” 'It never was a war, any more than there's war between man and ants.” “This isn't a war,' said the artilleryman. “No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own that as men busied themselves about their various concerns they were scrutinised and studied, perhaps almost as narrowly as a man with a microscope might scrutinise the transient creatures that swarm and multiply in a drop of water.” Superb craftsmanship and commitment to quality. Rigorous inspection at every stage ensures adherence to our exacting standards. Printed marbled endpages and a satin-ribbon page marker. Sewn pages – not just glued like ordinary books. Superbly printed on acid-neutral paper that lasts for generations. Heavy duty binding boards enhance the book’s durability.

Specially commissioned art exclusive to this volume, hand-tipped into the book and protected by translucent overlays. 22kt gold accents deeply inlaid on the 'hubbed' spine.

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