Donald Sommerville

Examines the causes, course and social implications of World War I, as well as technological and strategic advances of the time.

"This awe-inspiring updated edition of the Book of World Records comes complete with new entries in pop culture, science, tech, nature, sports, medicine, and more. This 2023 edition also includes "Trending" sections for each category, covering all the new cool social media facts, incredible stats, and facts you need to know from the past year"--

A reference guide includes records in the realms of popular culture, sports, science, nature, and technology, and includes a section of United States records.

"Find out the biggest and best moments in pop culture, sports, technology, science, nature, and more!"--Back cover.

Combining authoritative, exciting text and bold images, The World War I Book explores the historical background of the war, its causes, all of the key events across the major theatres of conflict, and its aftermath. Using the original, graphic-led approach of the series, entries profile more than 90 of the key events during and surrounding the conflict -from the growing tensions between Europe's major powers to the assassination of Archduke Franz...