We may picture the Great War unfolding in archival black and white images, but this companion to the BBC documentary reveals a more vivid perspective. From a newly discovered collection, these extraordinary photos were colored by hand on porcelain plates, resulting in hauntingly lifelike images. The book opens with depictions of the world before the war—in Germany and Britain, but also in Mexico, Poland, Morocco, and other locales. Then, along with firsthand accounts by soldiers and civilians, the pictures testify eloquently to the horrors of the battlefield and the grinding tedium of the trenches, as well as challenges on the home front.