The 100th Anniversary of the most publically aware battle of WW1
- the battle of the Somme, will be on 1 July 2016 & every media
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Operation Market Garden was the name given to the US, UK & Polish airborne assault on the Arnhem, Nijmegen & Eindhoven bridges & the ill-fated 30 Corps advance to relieve the hard-pressed paras. While everyone knows that Arnhem was `a bridge too far`, few understand the true reasons for the catastrophic failure to link up. There have been numerous guide books to the fighting around Arnhem in particular but this is the first to tell the whole story as it happened. As the many thousands of satisfied Holt`s Guide readers know, the authors have an uncanny knack of getting to the nub of the story, explaining the action clearly & directing the visitor to the key sites in order that he/she gets the most from any visit. With its full colour touring map The Holt`s Battlefield Guide to Market Garden will prove as big a success as its forerunners, on both sides of the Atlantic & the Channel. ...

Major Ernest Pettigrew is perfectly content to lead a quiet life in the sleepy village of Edgecombe St Mary, away from the meddling of the locals & his overbearing son. But when his brother dies, the Major finds himself seeking companionship with the village shopkeeper, Mrs Ali. Drawn together by a love of books & the loss of their partners, they are soon forced to contend with irate relatives & gossiping villagers. The perfect gentleman, but the most unlikely hero, the Major must ask himself what matters most: family obligation, tradition or love? Funny, comforting & heart-warming, Major Pettigrew`s Last Stand proves that sometimes, against all odds, life does give you a second chance. ...

Tourist road map of the island on laminated waterproof paper, showing many attractions & landmarks, with a clear street plan of Palma on the reverse. Road detail

Includes:: some minor roads, with intermediate driving distances indicated on many routes, & high passes & closed roads shown in the mountainous regions. PLEASE NOTE: current edition of this map, published in 2006, shows the old road numbers.A small inset extends the map coverage to include Isla Cabrera. General relief is portrayed by hill-shading with some additional spot heights marked for selected peaks. A range of symbol depicts many landmarks & tourist features eg. petrol stations, antiquities, windmills, beaches, viewpoints, caves & chapels. National parks & reserves are also marked. The street plan of Palma de Mallorca at 1:7, 000 extends well beyond the old town centre & shows one-way streets, pedestrian zones, hotels, consulates, hospitals, car parks, public buildings, notable buildings & sites of interest. Both maps are indexed for place names, streets, districts & selected locations of interest & buildings, as appropriate to the scale & level of detail. A small panel presents some basic statistics & climate information & there is a small map showing Spain

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Majorca at 1:75, 000 on a large, double-sided contoured map from Kompass with a selection of hiking & cycling routes & extensive overprint highlighting various places of interest, plus a street plan of central Palma de Mallorca. Contours at 100-m intervals, spot-height, hill shading & colouring to indicate wooded areas & vineyards provide an excellent representation of the terrain. Road network

Includes:: farm roads & forest tracts & indicates toll routes & traffic restrictions. Railways are shown with stations & ferry connections between locations on the island are marked. An overprint highlights waymarked hiking routes, indicating steep & climbing sections. Also shown are cycle paths & mountain bike routes. A wide range of symbols highlight numerous places of interest, sport & recreational facilities, landmarks, protected areas, beaches, campsites & youth hostels, etc. The map has a UTM grid. Map legend

Includes:: English. Also provided is street plan of Palma, indicating main places of interest, plus a map showing ferry links from the mainland to the Balearic Islands. The map is part of Kompass



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Majorca in a series of handy holiday pocket maps from Freytag & Berndt covering popular islands & other seaside destinations in Europe. Each map is laminated, so waterproof & tear-resistant, & highlights the publishers’ recommendations of five best choices in five categories: adventure, culture, food, nature & sights. On one side is a road map with icons highlighting numerous places of interest, including campsites & youth hostels, sport & recreational facilities, marinas & beaches, architectural & historical sites, etc. The maps have no geographical coordinates. Most titles also include a small street plan of the central area in the main town. The map &, if appropriate, the street plan are annotated with colour-coded markers highlighting the publishers’ recommendations of five best choices in five categories: adventure, culture, food, nature & sights, all listed on the reverse of the map with brief notes in several languages. Also provided is a Fact Box with phone numbers for tourist offices, car hire & emergency services. Map legend & notes on the recommendations include English. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Majorca in the Everyman Map Guide series; comprising a range of practical guide books incorporating large scale maps to a number of international cities & regions. Including a unique binding method, each district, neighbourhood, area or region has an accompanying fold-out page with a large scale overview map which is fully indexed. Each Map Guide also has details of more than 100 shops, restaurants, bars, clubs, markets & other local attractions, in addition to more practical guidance, listed underneath & on the reverse of the fold-out map. All of the main attractions also have accompanying illustrations, & there are also transport maps & a street index to help visitors find their way around. ...

Makalu Barun region in the Newgrove Consultants’ series covering the course of Great Himalaya Trail High Route at 1:100, 000 on nine maps printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant plastic paper. The map is single-sided & covers the High Route across the Makalu Barun National Park between the easternmost part of the Sagarmatha National Park with the Pheriche Pass & Island Peak & the western edge of the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area. The base map, derived from satellite imagery, has contours at 200m intervals enhanced by relief shading & colouring to show glaciers, the snow line at 6000m, barren l&, forests, etc. Numerous spot heights are marked in the high-laying areas, but not very many & in places none on the south side of the trail. Important peaks & mountain passes are prominently marked. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are also shown. The High Route of the GHT is clearly highlighted & adjoining local routes are divided into main trails & footpaths. Icons indicate locations of campsites & hotels/lodges, health posts, stupas, gompas & mani walls both along the GHT itself & in other locations on the map. Settlements are graded into large towns, towns, villages & small villages. The maps have latitude & longitude lines at intervals of 5’. All information is in English. Seven of the maps are double-sided, with the last three maps covering the easternmost part of the country from Rolwaling Himal & Mt Everest to Kanchenjunga on single-sided maps. PEASE NOTE: Sheet No. 1, Far West, covers an area outside the course of the High Route. It shows the route of the Lower Great Himalaya Trail. According to the publishers’ notes: “ The maps have been created & published by Newgrove Consultants on behalf of The Great Himalaya Trail Development Programme which is funded by the UK Department for International Development & managed by SNV Netherland’s Development Organization. United Nations World Tourism Organization through its “ Sustainable Tourism – Eliminating Poverty” programme ahs played a key role in bringing the project into fruition. The maps are based on data from the National Geographic Information Infrastructure Programme (NGIIP) of Nepal. The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) also provided low scale data. Trekkers & guides have been consulted on current routes.” ...

Trekking route from Tumlingtar to the Makalu Base Camp presented on a map at 1:80, 000 from Nepa Maps, plus other routes across the Makalu Barun National Park. Coverage extends from Tumlingtar to the Island Peak in the north-western corner & Barun Dovan in the east. Contours are at 40m intervals. Margin ticks show latitude & longitude at intervals of 5’. The index lists places, peaks, base camps, passes & lakes. Additional information

Includes:: a profile of the main route. Titles in this Nepa Maps series have cartography is based on the country’s topographic survey, with contours usually at 40m or 50m intervals, enhanced by relief shading, colouring & graphics to show various features of the terrain, including glaciers, forested or cultivated areas, etc. Numerous peaks, with additional spot heights, plus names of glaciers & mountain ranges are prominently shown. The network of rivers, streams & lakes is shown in great detail, with many smaller rivers & lakes named. Overprint highlights main trekking routes & numerous local trails, with symbols indicating various places of interest & tourist facilities. Most maps are indexed & include additional information such as route profiles, glossaries, etc. All the information is in English & heights are given in metres. To see other titles in this series please click in the series link.

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Makalu Region, map no. 102, at 1:100, 000 on a waterproof & tear-resistant trekking map from the Himalayan Map House in their series covering the whole of northern Nepal. The map highlights main trekking routes from Tumlingtar northwards: the Makalu Base Camp Trek & the route to Kimathangka, a local route east of the town, plus the relevant sections of the GHT Cultural Trail & the GHT High Route. Contours are at 40m intervals. Route profile shows the Makalu section of the GHT High Route between Olangchun Gola & the Sherpani Col Base Camp. Cartography in these waterproof editions, first published in 2011, is identical to what Himalayan Map House use in most maps in their other series, published under the Nepa Maps imprint. Contours are at intervals of 80m or 40m (please check individual descriptions), with relief shading plus colouring to show different types of terrain or vegetation. The maps show names of numerous chains, peaks glaciers, valleys, rivers, lakes, etc. Main trekking routes are prominently highlighted, as are selected settlements along them, indicating where tourist accommodation & other services are provided. Also clearly marked are campsites or base camps & various places of interest. The maps also show other local trekking paths, often providing variants or shortcuts to the main routes. The maps are not indexed. Latitude & longitude coordinates are given as margin ticks at 5’ intervals. Unless indicated to the contrary in its individual description, each map also

Includes:: a profile of the main trekking route (s) across its area & provides on the inside cover other relevant information, including stage-by-stage distances & timings. The maps are published on thick, sturdy, waterproof & tear-resistant plastic.* For maps not currently in stock please check availability of corresponding titles in the publishers’ other series under the Nepa Maps imprint. Although printed on paper, most titles are indexed & some are at larger scales and/or include enlargements.

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