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War Office"},{"label":"Date of Publication","value":"1918"},{"label":"Extent","value":"1 map : color"},{"label":"Dimensions","value":"77 x 54 cm + 1 sheet (35 x 21 cm)"},{"label":"Notes","value":["This map chronicles the major military operations conducted by British, French, American, and Belgian armies during the last few months of World War I. It describes individual campaigns in a digestible format, with dates, locations, and the details of engagements. It reveals not only the territories seized but also the number of prisoners and guns captured by the respective armies. The battles of Ypres, Arras, Bapaume, Epehy, Cambrai-St. Quentin, and Selle River, among others, are carefully detailed. This map also features information about German withdrawals due to British advances. One remarkable aspect of this document is the summarization of each battle's effects and its strategic outcomes. For example, the Battle of Amiens resulted in the freeing of the Paris-Amiens railway, and the Battle of Bapaume led to the enemy's retreat to the east bank of the river. The climax of this military documentation is the Battle of Maubeuge (1st Nov. - 11th Nov., 1918), which effectively severed the enemy's last significant internal communications and forced a rapid retreat, marking the final significant offensive by the Allies before the Armistice. Stamped in ink by the General Staff and dated 13th December 1918, this map serves as an insightful resource for anyone interested in the dynamics of World War I.--Edited description of Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps.","Includes statistical table providing data on \"captures by British and Allied armies from July 18th to Nov. 11th, 1918.\"","\"Printing Co., R.E./W.O.B. 2037.\" ","Differs from edition also issued in 1918 in that it measures 77 x 54 cm rather than 37 x 27 cm. Differs from other editions in that sheet measuring 35 x 21 cm is glued to left margin of map and not printed within the map border. Differs from yet another edition in that it lacks any reference to the GSGS series.","Base map shows towns, cities, roads, railroads, rivers, and streams.","Left margin of sheet titled \"The battles and their effects\" is pasted to left margin of map.","Likely published 1918.","Likely published in England."]},{"label":"Coverage-Spatial","value":"France"},{"label":"Language","value":"English"},{"label":"Subject","value":"World War, 1914-1918"},{"label":"Genre","value":["Maps","Thematic maps"]},{"label":"Rights","value":"No Copyright - United States"},{"label":"Rights Description","value":"No Copyright - United States"},{"label":"Type","value":"Cartographic material"},{"label":"Repository","value":"Map Library"},{"label":"Local Bib ID","value":"99955394114305899"},{"label":"Collection Title","value":"World War I Maps"}],"description":"This map chronicles the major military operations conducted by British, French, American, and Belgian armies during the last few months of World War I. 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