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World War I

By Charlie Samuels

How did ingenious machines, from tanks to submarines, transform the First World War?

informative · visual · technical · gripping

Genres

Non-fiction History

What is World War I about?

Discover the machines that changed the course of the First World War. This illustrated history explores 20 important vehicles, ships and weapons, from tanks and aircraft to submarines and artillery. Each entry explains how the machine worked, where it was used and why it mattered in key battles. Technical details are brought to life with photographs, eyewitness accounts and quotations from the soldiers, sailors and engineers who experienced these powerful inventions at first hand.

Pages

48 pages

Reading age

Older Junior (10-15)

This edition

2014

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