Trace the history of the first truly global conflict through this collection of 100 iconic items, from posters, hats, and a soldier's bible to a battleship, tunnel, and POW camp. Archduke Ferdinand's car. A rum jar. And rifles, helmets, and barbed wire. Written by a renowned expert on World War One, this fully international book takes an unusual approach to understanding the bloody conflict. It examines 100 objects from the era, ranging from the gas mask, zeppelin, and Churchill's famous cigar to personal possessions that tell poignant stories of those who fought, suffered, and died. Offering a unique perspective on “the war to end all wars,” these objects are accompanied by short essays that highlight their significance. -- amazon.com.

Originally published in 2013.

1. Archduke Franz Ferdinand's Gar -- 2. Gare de I'Est -- 3. German Pickelhaube -- 4 Proyart's Arc de Triomphe -- 5. Tannenberg Memorial -- 6. Big Bertha Howitzer -- 7. French Soldiers' Red Trousers -- 8. Belgian Machine Gun Dog -- 9. French Adrian Helmet -- 10. War Bonds -- 11. Ross Rifle -- 12. Barbed Wire -- 13. Lebel Rifle -- 14. Alfred Leete's "Lord Kitchener" Poster -- 15. Sir Douglas Haig Toby Jug -- 16. Rum Jar -- 17. Soap -- 18. French 75-mm Field Gun -- 19. Turkish Pith Helmet -- 20. Body Armour -- 21. Zeppelin -- 22. Leaning Virgin of Albert -- 23. Merchant Ship -- 24. Askari's Hat -- 25. Observation Balloon -- 26. Bouvet -- 27. Winston Churchill's Cigars -- 28. German Flammenwerfer -- 29. Simpson's Donkey -- 30. Cossack Uniform -- 31. SS River Clyde -- 32. Flying Helmet -- 33. Daily Mail Report of the Shell Scandal -- 34. Lenin's Train -- 35. Krupp Factory -- 36. RMS Lusitania -- 37. Primitive Gas Mask -- 38. Mills Bomb -- 39. Rising Sun Badge -- 40. German Potato Masher Grenade -- 41. Prisoner of War Camp -- 42. Ctesiphon Arch -- 43. Gurkha's Kukri -- 44. Kirchner Pin-Up -- 45. Sinai Railway -- 46. SMS Von der Tann -- 47. Easter Rebellion Poster -- 48. Sniper's Rifle -- 49. Indo-Chinese Labourer's Hat -- 50. Tsetse Fry -- 51. Verdun Pigeon -- 52. Trench Map -- 53. Family Photograph -- 54. Telegram sent to Soldier's Family -- 55. Prosthetic Limb -- 56. 8th East Surreys' Football -- 57. Playing Cards -- 58. First-Aid Kit -- 59. Pozières Windmill -- 60. Wire Cutters -- 61. Lawrence of Arabia's Arab Headdress -- 62. Kilt -- 63. Ration Card -- 64. Emperor Franz Josef's Tomb -- 65. The Zimmerman Telegram -- 66. Punch Cartoon -- 67. U-Boat -- 68. Rolls-Royce Armoured Car -- 69. Lewis Gun -- 70. The Red Baron's Triplane -- 71. Lemon Squeezer Hat -- 72. Wireless Set -- 73. Siegfried Sassoon's Letter of Protest -- 74. Soldier's Bible -- 75. Toy Soldiers -- 76. Sandham Memorial Chapel -- 77. Field Telephone -- 78. Alpini Hat -- 79. Cigarettes -- 80. The "Blue Max" (Pour le Mérite) -- 81. Woodrow Wilson's "Fourteen Points" Program -- 82. Tank Visor -- 83. Sir Douglas Haig's Order of the Day -- 84. Herman Goring's Fokker D.VII -- 85. Czech Legion Flag -- 86. Renault Tank FT -- 87. Advanced Gas Mask -- 88. Mark V Tank -- 89. 58th (London) Division Memorial -- 90. Bellicourt Tunnel -- 91. Bolshevik Poster -- 92. Influenza Mask -- 93. Railway Carriage Compiègne -- 94. Kaiser's Abdication Proclamation -- 95. Fascist Black Shirt -- 96. CWGC Headstone -- 97. Hall of Mirrors at Versailles -- 98. Tomb of the Unknown Warrior -- 99. All Quiet on the Western Front -- 100. Käthe Kollewitz's Statues.