Great War Compendium or Companion

[menright]

Hello,

Is there a companion / compendium/ encyclopaedia-type work that will allow quick, (lazy) reference to events, personalities and suchlike for the Great War, sort of an equivalent to Dear & Foot's The Oxford Companion to World War II?

The closest I can get to it seems to be Nicolson's version, although I would appreciate advice from The Forum before I start spending.

Thank you,

Michael

[Philip Wilson]

Here are two suggested titles:

'The World War One Source Book' by Philip J.Haythornthwaite - Arms and Armour Press first published in 1992. Split into 7 sections with a useful index:

History of the War for each Theatre, Weapons and Tactics, The Warring Nations, Biographies, Sources, Miscellanea, Glossary. A useful reference book.

For an enclyopedia then ask your local library if they have 'Dupay and Dupay - The Encyclopedia of Military History.' The first edition was published in 1970 and contains some 75 pages providing a useful overview on the Great War with maps.

Philip