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Waterproof & tear-resistant map covering the Somiedo Natural Park, a popular hiking area of Cordillera Cantabrica, lying between the two Camino de Santiago routes across northern Spain. The park is presented at 1:60, 000, with an enlargement at 1:30, 000 for its central part. The main map at 1:60, 000 is centred Approx. on Pola de Somiedo & covers the whole of the park, extending south to the route joining Villablino, Cabrillanes & San Emiliano. The map has contours at 40m intervals with altitude colouring & relief sharing. Numerous peaks & other topographical features are named. Hiking routes are highlighted & symbols mark campsites, mountain refuges, viewpoints, climbing areas & locations of petrol stations. On the reverse the central part of the park is shown at 1:30, 000 with the excellent cartography used in the publishers ...

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` There was hardly a household in the land`, writes Lyn Macdonald, `there was no trade, occupation, profession or community, which was not represented in the thousands of innocent enthusiasts who made up the ranks of Kitchener`s Army before the Battle of the Somme...` The year 1916 was one of the great turning-points in British history: as the youthful hopes of a generation were crushed in a desperate struggle to survive, & traditional attitudes to authority were destroyed for ever. On paper, few battles have ever been so meticulously planned. Yet while there were good political reasons to launch a joint offensive with a French Army demoralized by huge casualties at Verdun, the raw troops on the ground knew nothing of that. A hundred & fifty thousand were killed in the punishing shellfire, the endless ordeal of attack & counter-attack; twice that number were left maimed or wounded. Here, almost for the first time, Lyn Macdonald lets the men who were there give their own testimony. Their stories are vivid, harrowing, sometimes terrifying
- yet shot through with humour, immense courage & an astonishing spirit of resilience.” What the reader will longest remember are the words
- heartbroken, blunt, angry
- of the men who lived through the bloodbath.. .a worthy addition to the literature of the Great War...” (Daily Mail). Over the past twenty years Lyn Macdonald has established a popular reputation as an author & historian of the First World War. Her books are based on the accounts of eyewitnesses & survivors, told in their own words, & cast a unique light on the First World War. Most are published by Penguin.

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The first of a series of reproductions from the most successful series of battlefield guides produced during the inter war years, this Michelin guide to the Somme battlefield & Anglo-French operations in the region during 1916-17 will prove as relevant & interesting to visitors now as it did when first published. Based on authentic army sources, the initial thirty pages of this reproduced historical guide provide an overview of the offensive, aims, theory & tactics used & the role played by each division during the different phases of attack. Following this, a generously illustrated guide to the battlefield itself covers both French & British operations, with black-&-white photographs accompanying maps & text, & a particular focus on the area of Albert-Bapaume-Peronne & the Somme valley, taking in all the battles in which the BEF was involved during the four & a half month long campaign. Since no alterations of any kind have been made to the text & every attempt has been made to reproduce the guides in their original form, eagle-eyed readers may spot mistakes (on the second page Gough is mistakenly referred to as commanding Second Army instead of Fifth), but overall this first in a series of reproduction volumes is of continuing practical & informative use, not merely of historical interest. ...

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` The best new narrative of the battle thus far, reflecting his gifts for fluent prose & moving"ations.` Max Hastings, Sunday Times No conflict better encapsulates all that went wrong on the Western Front during World War I than the Battle of the Somme in 1916. The tragic loss of life & stoic endurance by troops who walked towards their death is an iconic image
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- recounting their experiences amid the horror of war. It has been hailed as the best book about the battle, which, though not an Allied victory, was the beginning of the slide towards German defeat.

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No conflict better encapsulates all that went wrong on the Western Front than the Battle of the Somme in 1916. The tragic loss of life & stoic endurance by troops who walked towards their death is an iconic image which will be hard to ignore during the centennial year. Despite this, this book shows the extent to which the Allied armies were in fact able repeatedly to break through the German front lines. By focusing on the first-hand experiences of both Allied & enemy soldiers, the author weaves a remarkable portrait of life at the Front. ...

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Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

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Topographic coverage of the Balearic Islands at 1:25, 000 published by the Instituto Geográfico Nacional – Centro Nacional de Información Geografica, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 10m intervals & colouring and/or graphics to show different types of vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information shown on topographic mapping at this scale: detailed presentation of the road & rail networks, rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. The majority of the titles have been published since late 1990s. Map legend is in Spanish only.COVERAGE: each 25K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50, 000 map, with the numbering system: I = NW quarter, II = NE quarter, III = SW quarter, & IV = SE quarter. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

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We sat & stared balefully at the walnut buffet. A rich customer had complained it was making strange noises in the night. It was around midnight & we strained our ears to hear, hardly daring to breathe. & there it was a kind of crunch, crunch, crunching sound. John`s life as a travelling brocanteur (antiques dealer) in rural France is decidedly less colourful as his unscrupulous yet affable partner in crime, Serge Bastarde, marries & decamps to Martinique. But, like a bad penny, Serge returns, his personal life in tatters. What follows is a madcap adventure which sees John being coerced into striking deals with the Romanian `mafia`, re-roofing a huge Basque house & getting trapped in a skip in the dead of night, while Serge rides an emotional roller coaster. Serge may be as faux as some of his antiques but, with John`s help, he eventually strikes gold in this laugh-out-loud romp. ...

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Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude and longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading and graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format and the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP
LEGEND: all TOP25 maps and the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes and, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres and other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns and locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x21 km / 18x13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof and tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer
2014, each cover approx. 29x24km / 18x15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x20km / 9x12 miles.

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GPS - Global Positioning System - Global position using satellites

Summer - The season between Spring and Autumn. Usually the hottest season of the year

France - A state situated in Western Europe with several overseas territories.

Graphics - A general term for visual aspects of an item/display

Waterproof - Resistant to water, usualy specified by depth in metres

Size - is the measurement of how big an object is in space.

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