# Satirical Maps of the First World War **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 11, 2008, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satirical-maps-of-the-first-world-war/459567 "2008-08-11T03:42:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satirical-maps-of-the-first-world-war/459567/1 "2008-08-11T03:42:31Z")
See them [here](http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2008/08/dogs-of-war.html). These are pretty cool, and all of them were actually published at the time of the war. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satirical-maps-of-the-first-world-war/459567/2 "2008-08-11T03:50:44Z")
I like how on one of them the British Isles/ England/Great Britain is represented by a kilted Scotsman. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satirical-maps-of-the-first-world-war/459567/3 "2008-08-11T20:21:26Z")
Interesting how the German maps show their country as being crowded in and cramped by neighbors as soldiers try to forcibly open up a little breathing space. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satirical-maps-of-the-first-world-war/459567/4 "2008-08-11T20:29:50Z")
They’re great.