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===Maps===
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170302214652/http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/the-great-war/great-war-mapping/mapping-the-front-great-war-maps-dvd/great-war-map-lists/855-read-a-trenchmap.html "How to read a Trench Map"] by Howard Anderson, October 2008 Western Front Association, now an archived webpage.
*[http://library.mcmaster.ca/maps/ww1/ndx5to40.htm Western Front Maps] from McMaster University, Canada. Text Search using Place Name or Trench Name.
*[http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=9&lat=50.0645&lon=2.7620&layers=101465290 National Library of Scotland WW1 Trench Maps]. View maps overlaid on a modern map. Allows you to swap between trench map and modern map. On the left hand side you will see a slider to change the transparency between the trench map and the underlying modern map.
:This series contains Plans Directeurs maps. Information about these types of maps is included in the article [https://www.nypl.org/blog/2015/05/15/wwi-map-division "The Great War and Modern Mapping: WWI in the Map Division"] May 15, 2015. New York Public Library.
*[http://gallica.bnf.fr/services/engine/search/sru?operation=searchRetrieve&version=1.2&query=%28gallica%20all%20%22Plans%20Directeurs%20guerre%201914%22%29%20and%20dc.type%20all%20%22carte%22&suggest=0 French Maps] Mostly "Cartes et plans directeurs de la bataille de la Somme, du 18 juin au 17 août 1916". Gallica BnF (Bibliothèque nationale de France) National Library of France.
*[http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/search/collection/p16614coll33/page/1 Digital map Collection: Illinois National Guard World War I Intelligence Maps] Illinois Digital Archives. Consists of maps used during World War I and brought back to Illinois by the 33rd Infantry Division of the Illinois National Guard. [http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16614coll33/id/0 Index to Collection]. Includes French maps, trench works, location of German troops etc
*[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].
