In the Centennial Footsteps of the Great War – from Sarajevo to Versailles

By the time the United States formally entered the war on 6 April 1917, it had a huge economic interest in winning. By mid-1918, 10,000 fresh American troops arrived in France daily to enter the fray on the Western Front. The German Empire was forced to sign the Armistice on 11 November 1918. On that day, the world order became fundamentally realigned, with a new superpower at its centre.

For history buffs, this two-volume book chronicles the events of the Great War through photos taken by the author one hundred years later, between 2014 and 2021, in each and every theatre of this global conflict. Beginning in Sarajevo, continuing through the battlefields of Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Pacific, all the way to Versailles, the book covers a total of 57 different countries.

The passionate work of local re-enactors, dressed impeccably in historical costumes, played their roles with the utmost dedication out of respect for those who fought in the Great War. Their enthusiastic commitment evokes the spirit of 1914-1918 and makes the past come alive.  In the Centennial Footsteps of the Great War

Complete with maps, these beautifully printed hard-cover tomes  are enhanced with an embossed dust cover and ribbon book-mark.  Endorsed by the American Battle Monuments Foundation.

Available to purchase as either the first volume (1914-1915) or the second volume (1916-1918) or as the entire set.

Volume One tells the complex story of how the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire led to what would become a world war.

Volume Two depicts the bloody battlefields where American troops fought in 1918: Cantigny, Chateau-Thierry, Belleau Wood, St Mihiel Salient, the Aisne, the Somme, Flanders, the Meuse, and the Argonne Forest.

Together, this is an absorbing read with rich visuals that explain the seismic shift in the global balance of power.

Per volume $66.50 or $124.50 for the two-volume set, plus shipping and VAT.  To place your order: https://www.greatwarbook.com/us/#the-book

$15 of each purchased volume is donated to ABMF.

About the author/photographer:

Attila Szalay-Berzeviczy is a noted Hungarian economist and a banking and capital markets executive with more than 30 years of experience in Austria and Central-Eastern Europe. Between 2004 and 2008, he served as the president of the Budapest Stock Exchange and is a proud recipient of the Knight’s Cross Order of the Republic of Hungary, awarded to him in recognition of his contribution to the development of the Hungarian securities market and pension system.

An amateur historian, Atilla’s interest in historical military photos grew from his family’s distinguished service during WWI.  Watch a fascinating discussion of the history of the Great War with Attila and Arthur Herman, Senior Fellow of the Hudson Institute.