Includes index. Originally published in 13 v.: London : Amalgamated Press, 1914-1919. Subtitle on jacket: The illustrated history of the First World War. Subtitle on some vols.: The standard history of the world-wide conflict. Table of contents taken from jkt. Volume 1 combines volume 1 and volume 2 of an original 13 volume set. Volume 2 combines volume 3 and volume 4 of an original 13 volume set. Volume 3 combines volume 5 and volume 6 of an original 13 volume set. Volume 4 combines volume 7 and volume 8 of an original 13 volume set. Volume 5 combines volume 9 and volume 10 of an original 13 volume set. Volume 6 combines volume 11, volume 12 and volume 13 of an orginial 13 volume set. "This volume combines Volume 1 & Volume 2 of an original 13 volume set." Includes maps of: [Europe]; [Defenses at the Estuary of the Thames]; Scene of the Fiercest Fight of Modern Times [Liege]; [North Sea]; [Namur - Liege]; [Between Liege and Namur]; [Wilhelmshaven]; Distribution of Serbian Military Forces; Relationship of Serbia to Other Balkan States, and Serbians under Austrian Rule at Beginning of the War; Austrian Time-table that Failed; Frontiers of Germany, Austria, and Russia; Lines of the First Russian Advance in East Prussia; Great War Map of Western Europe; Last Phase of the Magnificent Retreat of General French's Little Army from Le Cateau; Direction of the French Advance into Alsace through the Passes of the Vosges, August 7-25, 1914; British Force Held the Left Wing as the French Army Fell Back from the Sambre to the Amiens-Laon Line; Charleroi, on the Sambre, the Scene of Terrific Fighting between German and French on August 22-23, 1914; Collapse of Namur, August 25-26, 1914; Maubeuge and Its Ring of Forts; Russian Advance on Lemberg; Rout of the Austrians at Lemberg; Defences of Paris; Advance of the German Armies across the Plains of France to the Turning Point of the Marne; Allies' Turning Movement on Von Kluck; Verdun-Toul Fortress Line; Aisne Valley; Rheims; Approximate Positions of the Western Battle Line between September 2 and November 4, 1914; Western Area of the Aisne Battleground; Eastern Area of the Aisne Battleground; [Main German Railways]; Railways, Rivers, and Principal Canals in Northern France and Belgium; Where the North Sea was Closed to Incoming Vessels; [Pacific Ocean]; Areas Inundated by the Belgians in Their Defence of Antwerp; Fortifications of Antwerp; Course of the Scheldt from Antwerp to the Sea; Operations of the Second British Army Corps in the District of La Bassee in October 1914; British Advance from St. Omer to the Ypres-Armentieres Battle Line; Opposing Lines before the Great Flanking Movement; Operations of the Third British Army Corps in the District of Armentieres in October 1914; Entrainment from Compiegne to St. Omer; Strong German Position at La Bassee; Ypres-Armentieres Battle Area; Desperate and Repeated Attempts of the Germans to Break Their Way through to the French Coast; Long-drawn Battle Line in France; [Nieuport]; Deadlock along the Yser; Canals in Northern France and Belgium; Area Covered by the Bombardment of the Belgian Coast; British Bombardment of the German Lines between Ostend and Nieuport; Cruisings and Exploits of the Emden and the Konigsberg; German Wireless Stations outside Europe at the Beginning of the War; Naval Action off Coronel, in Chile; Morning of Admiral Sturdee's Victory; Pursuit of the Flying Enemy Cruisers.

v. 1. Opening moves -- v. 2. Digging in -- v. 3. Deadlock -- v. 4. Carnage -- v. 5. Continuing struggle -- v. 6. Victory at last.