Title Highlight: The Encyclopedia of World War I

The Encyclopedia of World War I

5 volumes: Maps, charts, illustrations, photos
List of Maps (specialized ones in each volume)
General maps (at the beginning of vol. 1-4)
Medals of Honor/Victoria Cross (vol. 4)
Army and Navy Ranks (vol. 4)
Chronology (vol.4)
Glossary (vol.4)
Historiography of World War I (vol.4)
Bibliography (vol.4)
Documents (vol. 5)

As the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the war rapidly approaches (August 2014), this 5 volume set is a good place to begin research on the global conflict that became known as World War I. It covers not only the major battles and military/political figures of the war, but also such topics as cavalry (World War I was actually the last war where cavalry was widely used, particularly in the Middle Eastern theater of war), the machine gun, trench warfare, and the submarine and aircraft (both new weapons first used in the conflict). It also covers the role of little known participants such as Brazil and the effects the war had on non-participants in the conflict. Beside the campaigns and battles of the war it gives information on pacifists, (ex., Jane Adams, Vera Britten, Rosa Luxemburg), anarchists (ex., Alexander Berkman, Emma Goldman), spies both real and fanciful (Mata Hari, Edith Cavell) and groups (The American Union Against Militarism) that opposed the war. It also covers topics such as the use of censorship, the home front in different countries, actions taken against German-Americans, intelligence and counter intelligence and many other areas related to the war. There are many charts and illustrations along with suggestions for further readings at the end of most entries.

The fifth volume contains copies of original documents connected with the war translated into English (if English was not the original language of the document). Included are the pre-war treaties between England and France, Austria and Germany, France and Russia, Great Britain and Japan and others that led to the participation of many countries in the war. It also includes diplomatic and military documents from both sides of the conflict and the peace treaties following the end of the war.