The World War I Illustrated Atlas by Professor Michael S. Neiberg is a great introduction and look into the First World War. It has terrific maps for readers to engage with and does a good job of explaining the military battles and positions that the countries took in the war. Overall, I highly recommend this to anyone interested in military history! Five out of five stars.

I received a free ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

A wonderfully illustrated book, and definitely one to add to the collection of anyone interested in War history.

First of all, I would like to thank Netgalley for giving me this preview copy to be able to review. World War I Illustrated Atlas by Professor Michael S. Neiberg is a great introduction book to getting young readers interested in reading about World War I. It is a terrific reference book that has many incredible maps for the reader to look at. The maps do a fantastic job explaining the military battles and positions that the countries took in World War I and the reasoning behind making those decisions. This book is does a great job getting the reader acquainted with World War I without going overboard on the details. For anyone interested in military history, this is the book for you! I would give this book a five out of five stars.

World War I Illustrated Atlas by Michael S. Neiberg is a world atlas that shows the war strategies utilized and battle fronts occupied during World War I. I haven’t studied an atlas before and I am happy that I got a chance to study this atlas because it gave me a different perspective of World War I. The illustrated maps are simple and easy to understand and the side-by-side explanations of different battles and their background information complements the visual information.

𝐍𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐩𝐬

I really liked the simplicity of the maps and how they were illustrated to expound strategies and forts of the Axis and the Allies during the First World War. For each battle, an illustrated map is provided to help the reader understand the battle strategies and the extent of the Axis troops overpowering the Allies’ troops and vice versa in different battles. Furthermore, the maps are not heavily detailed; they depict places that were significant during different battles to either side. This helps the reader understand what the author explains in the paragraphs on the side. As I mentioned before, studying this atlas provided me with a different perspective on World War I, which is a military perspective. Although, literature and cinema have helped humanize the experiences of soldiers during the First World War, atlas’ like this one help people understand how different territories were significant during the war to either side, which caused the battles in the first place. For these reasons, I found this atlas to be simple and sufficiently detailed and illustrated in highlighting the events of World War I.

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

The information provided alongside the maps is very useful and complementary to the latter. It provides background to what happened in different battles. For example, the reasons that these battles occurred and the strategies that were utilized. This aids the reader in comprehending the events of the battle and the purpose behind them, rather than having short captions under each map. Moreover, the division of information is also very neat and concise; the author provides explanations of the background of the war, then he explains what happened on the eastern front and then the western front, which does not make the information convoluted and difficult to digest. Therefore, the information provided in this atlas is complementary to the maps and very helpful.

World War I Illustrated Atlas by Michael S. Neiberg is a nicely illustrated and easy to understand atlas that efficiently educates readers about the events of World War I.

It presents shortly the events that led to World War I but also the battles during the World War I. I liked the maps because they were clear and very easy to understand. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to understand and have the big picture of why and what happened during the World War I.

Huge thanks to NetGalley and Amber Books Ltd. for providing an e-ARC of this title in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.
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The World War I Illustrated Atlas is an absolutely riveting depiction of the many conflicts taking place simultaneously in various parts of the world.

There is sufficient information in the Atlas to provide political and territorial context for the various major events for this to serve as an excellent reference for History students ranging from high school level to university as well as for enthusiasts who wish to study WWI visually. Visual learners will find it particularly helpful to keep track of the events if studied through this Atlas.

Overall, this is an excellent reference that I'd recommend for anyone interested in seeing the events of WWI in a new medium.

Rating: 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I thoroughly enjoyed this resource for WWI! I have had more time to study WWII, so I was excited for an opportunity to see a pictorial explanation of many of the battles. This is an excellent reference book for visual learners. The descriptions are detailed but concise enough to not make it feel bogged down and wordy. I love historical fiction and see this as a helpful reference as I read about places and battles. My high schooler also really appreciated the beautiful visuals while studying the content for an exam. This is an excellent addition for any library, personal or public. I received a complimentary copy from the publisher via NetGalley and all opinions expressed are my own, freely given.

I realized reading this book how much of my knowledge of WWI is western front-centric. This book covers everything from build up to the WWI, battles on western and eastern fronts as well as the sea. It goes further and includes maneuvers in Africa and global impact on countries not actually fighting in the war. The maps are clear and detailed. And individual battles are explained and easy to read and understand. I was blown away by some of the numbers in casualty. In a three month campaign over 600,000 people died from both sides and neither side manages to advance. There are photos that help give a feel for the time and people but the maps and battles are the focal points. This is for people that love history, particularly the World Wars. It is written for teens and up. My grandfather served in France at the tail end of the war and now I want to learn if he was part of any of the battles I've learned about. Thank you to NetGalley and Amber Books Ltd. for a temporary ARC digital book in exchange for an honest review.

A very informative book about World War I. I was able to learn so much about this particular subject since it seems to be a hole in my history knowledge. Would make a beautiful physical book to own.

This book is a beautiful and detailed reference to WWI. With abundant photographs and maps indicating invasions by various countries, it is a wonderful resource for visual learners who may struggle to remember dates and places. It is an essential for anyone studying this time frame!

This is a truly amazing and detailed reference work that will be enormously valuable to anyone looking to make sense of the many campaigns that collectively make up the First World War. In passing, it is quite impossible to understand it’s apparent target audience of ‘Teens/YA’. Whilst it will certainly be useful to GCSE and A level students studying aspects of WW1 it is of much wider interest and is sufficiently authoritative to warrant the attention of more advanced students. The combination of well drafted text, a wide range of relevant of photographs and excellent maps give the reader who has studied, or wishes to study, the battles in question a great insight into how the events described in these actions unfolded. The scope of this work is difficult to comprehend from the brief description provided by the publisher, but it is truly all encompassing, both in terms of its worldwide reach and in the very many individual actions described.
In addition to the focus on strategically significant as well as smaller scale but nonetheless noteworthy battles and actions there is a useful section on the events leading up to the outbreak of war as well as a range of geopolitical maps as well as maps illustrating the ethic complexity of, for example, the Balkan region. The book deserves to be considered as essential reading for students of whatever level who wish to gain a greater understanding of the truly world-changing events collectively known as the First World War.

A nice readable layout. Very detailed, but easy to understand maps and short explanations of given conflicts. I really like the photos interspersed to offer readers a realistic look at the people and places involved. There are a few pages that switches from vertical to horizontal, which was strange, but I guess necessary to fit the map and content.

I am not very knowledgeable about WWI, outside of bit I learned in school or the little I have read up on in my adult years, so cannot give an opinion on content. It was nice a way to learn more about the conflict.

Thank you Netgalley and Amber Books Ltd. for this ARC. Our secondary government and history courses cover WWI in depth. This would probably be a wonderful addition to support that area of study and offer students more resources to explore the topic.

Professor Michael S. Neiberg’s illustrated atlas is an exemplary resource for anyone with an interest in WW1.
It is written in a very accessible way that is easy to understand. I’m no expert on the First World War but I learned a great deal from reading this book and studying the beautifully presented maps. Prof. Neiberg shows how the conflict unfolded on a truly global scale and not just on the Western Front which is where most WW1 histories tend to focus. The chapters cover all land, sea and air engagements.
A welcome feature of this book is its examination of the effects the war had on the non-belligerent countries that didn’t fight but suffered economic hardships.
The maps themselves are large, clear and very detailed. There are also photos from various locations during the war along with text sections that give the background to the war and explanations of the various battles etc.
A beautiful, accessible resource that should become a required text in schools. I look forward to buying the completed work.

A note for those viewing this ARC - even though the publisher’s note warns that the pdf has had to be compressed due to the large number of photos/maps, I had no problems viewing it on my iPad through Adobe Digital Editions, and it looks great.

Thanks to NetGalley and Amber Books Ltd. for an advanced reading copy of this title.

The WWI Illustrated Atlas is a wonderful resource for anyone who is interested in WWI. The book is written in a way that would be understandable by anyone teenage and above. I know very little about WWI and I was able to understand everything and learned a lot. I liked that there was truly an emphasis on the global aspect of the war. So much emphasis is placed on the western front that you for get that WWI was a world war. I liked that in addition to showcasing the various battles around the globe it also included information on the impact the war had on places like Latin America that did not actually fight but did suffer economic consequences. Now, I do have a degree in Geography so I was playing particular attention to the maps and their overall design. I was disappointed to see that the Mercator projection was used so much. However the design of the maps themselves were easy to read and understand. I appreciated that they were large enough to read and in full color. In addition to the maps the book includes photos from the war as well as some explanations and background information beyond the map explanations o give greater context.
Thank you to Amber Books and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.