Remembered as one of the most horrific of modern wars the First World War changed the world forever. Stretching across Europe to Russia America and parts of Africa of the 65 million men that fought 8 million were killed 21.2 million were wounded and 7.8 million were taken prisoner 2 million died of illness and 6.6 million civilians also lost their lives. Our Eyewitness Guide to World War 1 is the latest title in this award-winning series. This dramatic account charts the origins of the Great War the traumatic experience of fighting and living in the trenches and the war's unstable conclusion.