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*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/military-maps-first-world-war/ The National Archives [Kew<nowiki>]</nowiki> Research guide: Military maps of the First World War]. The National Archives maps are '''not''' available online.
:Includes the National Archives series WO 153 "War Office: War of 1914-1918: Maps and Plans". The catalogue may be searched through [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14360 Discovery]. The maps and plans in this series were collected from various sources, mainly for use by the Official War Historians, and as such were originally held in the Cabinet Office Historical Section. Many were extracted from regimental war diaries. [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C37203 More details, Western Front maps].
*[https://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/pdf/plp/occasional/OccPaper7.pdf "Maps of The First World War: An Illustrated Essay and List of Select Maps in The Library of Congress"] by Ryan J. Moore 2014 ''The Occasional Papers''. Series No.7. A Philip Lee Phillips Map Society Publication. loc.gov
*[https://archive.org/details/militarymapeleme00maxwrich ''The Military Map; Elements of Modern Topography (French School of War)''] by Gerald Maxwell 1916 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/Mapsartilleryboards ''Maps and Artillery Boards'']. Reprinted 1917 by Army War College, Washington, [USA] from a Pamphlet issued by the British General Staff 1916
:[https://archive.org/details/americanarmiesba00wash ''American Armies and Battlefields in Europe: a History, Guide, and Reference Book''] prepared by the American Battle Monuments Commission 1938 Archive.org. A revision of the 1927 publication [https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.$b744250?urlappend=%3Bseq=9 ''A Guide to the American Battlefields in Europe''] HathiTrust Digital Library
:*[https://www.abmc.gov American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)] website. Includes "Search ABMC Burials and Memorials".
*[http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/oh-ho/index-eng.asp ''Official History of The Canadian Forces in the Great War, 1914-1919''] Scroll to various volumes. Canadian Forces website.
*French Official Histories: [http://www.memoiredeshommes.sga.defense.gouv.fr/fr/arkotheque/inventaires/ead_ir_consult.php?fam=11&ref=FRSHD_AFGG_ead ''Les Armées françaises dans la Grande Guerre''] sga.defense.gouv.fr. French language. Eleven ''Tome''s, some with multiple volumes, mostly about the Western Front. With online maps (Cartes) and at times panoramic sketches (Croquis panoramiques).
*German Official, or semi Official Histories: [http://digi.landesbibliothek.at/viewer/resolver?urn=urn:nbn:at:AT-OOeLB-1155545 ''Der Weltkrieg 1914 bis 1918: die militärischen Operationen zu Lande''] 16 Volumes. [http://digi.landesbibliothek.at/viewer/resolver?urn=urn:nbn:at:AT-OOeLB-1627302 ''Schlachten des Weltkrieges''] 22 Volumes. German language. Maps (Karten) are often at the back of individual volumes, and there may be photographs, all of which can be located by clicking on the Thumbnail gallery, and then selecting specific pages. The Digital State Library of Upper Austria.
:Also available from the Universty of Hamburg Library as pdf downloads: [http://digitalisate.sub.uni-hamburg.de/nc/detail.html?tx_dlf%5Bid%5D=20909 ''Der Weltkrieg''] and [http://digitalisate.sub.uni-hamburg.de/nc/detail.html?tx_dlf%5Bid%5D=20211 ''Schlachten des Weltkrieges''], or if these URLs are not permanent, use [http://digitalisate.sub.uni-hamburg.de/recherche.html Recherche [Digitalisierte Bestände<nowiki>]</nowiki>].
*Some Regimental and Divisional Histories, and some Manuals from the British Library Digital Collection may be accessed by [http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do Searching the British Library Main Catalogue], using search term such as Army Great Britain or War Office Great Britain, or specific search terms. Then use side filters, Online, Books. Note: Selecting the filter for date does not appear to be accurate, so it is best to re-order the Search results according to date, and then select those applicable to WW1.
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/284463 ''The Royal Army Service Corps: A History of Transport and Supply in the British Army, Volume II''] by Colonel R H Beadon 1931. Link to an Adobe pdf download. Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.284463 Archive.org] Includes the First World War period, with chapters on the British Expeditionary Force.
