Compact practical travel guide from Bradt to the Western Front of WWI with descriptions & details of museums, monuments, & memorial sites supplemented by maps & information panels with interesting historical background notes. The guide is arranged in three sections, starting with a WWI timeline & practical information including operators of special tours. Part Two covers Belgium in four chapters
- Ypres & the Ypres Salient including Passchendaele & the Tyne Cot cemetery; Poperinge, Heuvelland & Messines; Diksmuide, Veurne & Nieuport; plus Mons. The section on France has five chapters: Le Nord & Lille; Arras, Lens & the Channel Ports; the Somme; Aisne with Chemin des Dames & Soissons; plus Marne, Champagne & Verdun. An appendix provides a list of various WWI-related websites. The guide

Includes:: an overall map of the whole region, plus more detailed maps for some of the chapters.


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Published to coincide with the centenary of the end of World War I, this new, thoroughly revised edition of Bradt`s World War I Battlefields is the only compact practical travel guide to cover both French & Belgian battlefield sites. Produced in a lightweight & portable format, the guide features all the main memorials & museums alongside practical information on how to book the best guided tours or find the resting place of family members lost in battle. New for this edition are updates on special projects opened in 2017 to mark the centenary of the Battles of Arras, Vimy Ridge & Cambrai, along with new walking or cycling trails based on major sites & towns or on `themes` such as well-known wartime poets, including the 90-km long Remembrance Cycle Trail linking Arras & Amiens. Also new are child-friendly tour suggestions, information on new apps to aid independent exploration, & details of the new HI Belgium Pass. Also included in this new edition is information on the new poppy cenotaph in Ypres, a full list of events to commemorate the Battles of Messines & Passchendaele, the new 14-18 trail created with 1/25 scale models at Mini-Europe, Brussels, the Menin Road exhibition, Flanders Fields by boat tours & a special focus on Women of the War. More than 100 countries took part in World War One, & this guide covers information relevant to many, from Australia & New Zealand to South Africa, Canada & the USA. New for this edition are details of the new information centre focusing on Arras & the Battle of Vimy Ridge, the Sir John Monash Centre & the Marne 14-18 Interpretation Centre. The authors, John Ruler & Emma Thomson, are both members of the British Guild of Travel Writers & have each previously written a Bradt guide on the area. ...

World War I Battlefields: Amiens
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- Bapaume area in a series of cycling maps from Sportoena covering Belgium & the adjoining

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World War I: Day by Day by Ian Westwell is a chronological history of the conflict from the opening shots at Sarajevo in June 1914 to the armistice in November 1918. All the major theatres of war are covered, as is the fighting in the air & at sea. The dated entries also discuss espionage, home fronts, politics & technology. In addition the book

Includes:: a number of features highlighting the conflicts decisive weapons, key personalities & events, & strategy & tactics. The book is illustrated with 400 contemporary photographs plus maps.

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Learn everything you need to know about the first war to shake the world & change the course of history. World War I: The Definitive Visual Guide takes you from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the Treaty of Versailles, through beautifully illustrated & easy to understand timelines. Recreate the experience of some of the most prominent battles, such as the Somme & Verdun, through compelling direct accounts from soldiers who fought as well as civilians who lived through the First World War. Marvel at the impressive weaponry & equipment used throughout the war, & learn more about the key figures, such as David Lloyd George & Joseph Joffre. Packed with images, maps, portraits, key artefacts & unforgettable first person accounts, World War I: The Definitive Visual Guide is an uniquely accessible military history of one of the world`s most devastating conflicts. ...

This is the definitive visual history of the people, politics & events of the epic conflict that shaped the modern world, World War II. From the build-up of hostility in the years leading up to the war, through to the reverberations still felt in the aftermath, this is a compelling, accessible & immediate history of perhaps the most complex, frightening & destructive event in global history, World War II. You can discover how deep-seated local fears & hatreds escalated into one vast global conflict that was fought out to the bitter end. You can find out about key battles, political & economic forces, individual leaders & technological advances that influenced the course of the war. Cross-referencing appears throughout & timelines & global maps establish an overview of each year of the conflict, from the rise of Hitler & the Nazi party to Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima & the D-Day landings. Packed with images, including rarely seen colour photographs & unforgettable first person accounts, World War II is a uniquely accessible account of history`s most devastating conflict. ...

Written by veteran game designers Alessio Cavatore & Rick Priestley, ” Bolt Action” provides all the rules needed to bring the great battles of World War II to your tabletop. Using miniature soldiers, tanks & terrain, you can fight battles in the shattered towns of occupied France, the barren deserts of North Africa, & even the sweltering jungles of the Pacific. Players get to decide which of the major or minor World War II powers they would like to represent, & then construct their armies from the lists provided. Army options are almost limitless, allowing you to build the kind of army that most appeals to your style of play, from heavily armored tank forces to lightly armed, but highly skilled. The choice is yours. Created as a joint project between Warlord Games, the premiere historical miniatures company, & Osprey Publishing, the leading independent military history publisher, ” Bolt Action” is sure to be the most popular new wargame on the market. ...

“A Guide To World War II
- Invasion to Liberation” is a collection of annotated maps on a double-sided sheet, presenting the various
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World War II: Visual Encyclopedia profiles the soldiers who served, as well as key events & the technology of war. Find the facts about the most cunning strategists, the longest battles, the fastest fighter planes, & much more in this spectacular visual dictionary. Key information is available at a glance, with data boxes, facts & stats to dip into alongside cutting-edge CGI technology that bring these infamous events to life. Packed with profiles of the people, places & events, from Winston Churchill to Pearl Harbor, World War II: Visual Encyclopedia explores this historic event that shaped our world. ...

With the centenary of the outbreak of the ` The Great War` coming in 2014, World War One, A Very Peculiar History commemorates the events of the time by looking at some of the incredible lengths, no matter how risky or bizarre, people went to to defend their country. From front pigs to hairy beasts, author Jim Pipe looks at the nicknames coined at the time, while providing mind-boggling lists & figures about the battles, the equipment used & the harsh conditions the troops faced. Laced throughout this chronological description of the events leading up to & during the war are tales of human endeavour, charity & daring
- some scary, some quirky, & some truly unbelievable. So take time to take in the sheer scale of sacrifice, destruction & political tension that World War One resulted in, because we won`t be able to ask, first-h&, what it was like to fight in World War One for much longer.
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