"Captures the pathos and absurdity of the conflict in a way that few others have." — American Reference Books Annual
"There is really nothing comparable to this volume." — Booklist
"Almanacs represent the final book(s) needed to complete a collection regarding a particular period in history. David Burg and L. Edward Purcell's Almanac of World War I is such a book." — BookLovers
"This valuable reference book provides a day-by-day account of the First World War, with each entry divided geographically." — Canadian Military History
"Among the WWI chronologies published over the past decade, Burg and Purcell's is unique in the amount of analysis it contains. The main body is a detailed day-by-day account of the war's events, emphasizing the military dimensions but also touching of politics and diplomacy." — Choice
"Daily events, topical descriptions, biographical sketches, informative sidebars, maps, and illustrations combine to give a succinct account of what was happening in each of the principal theaters of the war." — Library Lane
"The best book of its type on the subject." — McCormick (SC) Messenger
"A useful reference for the Great War." — Paper Wars
"Whereas most accounts of World War I zero in on the muddy trenches of the Western front, Burg and Purcell's work puts that theater in the context of the larger war." — Tallahassee Democrat
"It's a great reference, so encompassing and valuable the natural question is why it took so long to produce such a resource." — Tallahassee Democrat
"The daily entries, the heart of the almanac, are particularly apt in what the authors have chosen to highlight. The book has value for buffs and scholars alike." — Timothy K. Nenninger
The coauthors of The World Almanac of the American Revolution fast-forward to the 20th century in this illustrated reference on "The Great War." They depict the first modern war in a chronology from 1914-1918. Includes maps, topical sidebars, and biographical sketches to illuminate each nation's involvement and the action on all battle fronts. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
