The Great War 100 - Telling the story of WW1 using infographics

Telling the Story of The First World War using infographics

www.thegreatwar100.com The ‘D’ Word...For many, history can be a bit, well...

www.thegreatwar100.com The ‘D’ Word......dull

www.thegreatwar100.comThe general perception of history books are that they are old fashioned...

www.thegreatwar100.com...That they are not necessarily written for the ordinary man in the street...

www.thegreatwar100.comThat they are just a way for the author to prove how clever and academically superior they are.

www.thegreatwar100.comWhatever the reason, many peoplestill do not know much about WW1

www.thegreatwar100.comThese days, history needs to adapt to modern tastes.

www.thegreatwar100.comAttention spans are tiny.

www.thegreatwar100.comPeople are after the history of the world in 140 characters, not 140 pages.

www.thegreatwar100.comThe general public are becoming less and less inclined to read those 900 page epics

www.thegreatwar100.comThey do not always require intimate details of every single tiny aspect.

www.thegreatwar100.comThey want a general overview that gets straight to the point.

www.thegreatwar100.comin an easy to digest format.

www.thegreatwar100.comthat doesn’t take up hours and hours of their lives

www.thegreatwar100.combut gives them a decent level of background knowledge

www.thegreatwar100.com so they can hold their ownin a conversation down the pub

www.thegreatwar100.comOr perhaps be inspired to learn more about it in their own time

www.thegreatwar100.comSo, this got us thinking... What if you could tell the story of WW1 by using graphics instead of words.

www.thegreatwar100.comThis could help bring history telling into the modern era

www.thegreatwar100.comIt would overcome the issues of short attention spans

www.thegreatwar100.comand the need for 900 page epics that no one reads

www.thegreatwar100.comit would give people just enough information but not drown them in detail

www.thegreatwar100.comand would help people learn about the First World War as we approach the Centenary

www.thegreatwar100.com The Great War 100 App available now for iOS and AndroidTelling the story of WW1 using infographics

www.thegreatwar100.comCurrently over 100 infographics in 10 categories... and growing every month

www.thegreatwar100.comIncluding an Overview

www.thegreatwar100.comBattles

www.thegreatwar100.comWeapons

www.thegreatwar100.comThe war in the air

www.thegreatwar100.comU-boats

www.thegreatwar100.comThe War at Sea

www.thegreatwar100.comCasualties

www.thegreatwar100.comWar Firsts

www.thegreatwar100.comTanks

www.thegreatwar100.comRemembrance

www.thegreatwar100.comThe Great War 100 app for iPhone/iPad/Android

www.thegreatwar100.com Search for ‘The Great War 100’on either the Apple App Store or Google Play

Or visit www.thegreatwar100.com

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