Launch of online global map of the First World War

Launch of online global chart of the First World War

01 August 2014

To put a upon the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, we are launching a new interactive online map: First World War: A global contemplate. Using official records of the First World War from our accumulation, the map shows the global impact of the conflict.

You can understand countries, territories and empires as they were for the time of wartime alongside a map of the favorable day for comparison. This first receipt in full focuses on the involvement of countries and territories from across the British Empire during wartime. For each of these, you can read hither and thither key events, historical figures and less known stories from the war. There are furthermore images and links to our records held in the present life at The National Archives.

Over the next four years, the map will subsist expanded to include Europe, the Middle East, the Americas, Africa and Asia. When consummate it will offer a truly global see of the First World War.

First World War: A global scan is part of The National Archives' centennial celebration programme - First World War 100 - that spans a five-year period from June 2014 to June 2019.

To catch out more about the map, please understand our blog post. The podcasts of our novel conference War and peace - diplomacy, espionage and the First World War are furthermore being published today.