Product Description

If the 100-year anniversary of the Great War has left you feeling a little under-informed, the 5 Minute History series is the perfect way to read up on this major conflict in short bursts and without pages of intricate detail. A perfect overview for the uninitiated, this book will inform and educate you even if you have never read a history book in your life. What happened at Verdun, where is Ypres, why did the first day of the Somme matter so much? How and where were the great battles of the First World War fought – all these questions and many more are answered in this easy-to-read guide through the First World War battlefields.