From the Belgian coast, across the fields of Flanders, over the valley of the Somme and down the line to the Argonne: all the major battlefields of the First World War - Ypres, Arras, Cambrai, Amiens, St?Quentin, Mons, Le Cateau, Reims, Verdun and St?Mihiel - are criss-crossed in this book over more than thirty different routes, each clearly shown on a Michelin map. Every significant feature is described in detail. Indispensable for anyone contemplating a tour of the battlefields in Belgium and France, this book combines the years of knowledge, travel and research of its author, Rose?Coombs, who worked at the Imperial War Museum in London for nearly forty years. ??Since her death in 1991,?After the Battle's Editor, Karel Margry, has travelled every route, checking and revising the text where necessary, as?well as re-photographing every -memorial. Many new ones are included, yet we have striven to keep true to the flavour of Rose's original concept . . . before?endeavours fade.
| ISBN: | 9781870067553 |
| Publication date: | 30th October 2022 |
| Author: | Roger A Freeman |
| Publisher: | After the Battle an imprint of Battle of Britain International |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 160 pages |
| Series: | After the Battle |
| Genres: |
Second World War Battles and campaigns |
From the Belgian coast, across the fields of Flanders, over the valley of the Somme and down the line to the Argonne: all the major battlefields of the First World War - Ypres, Arras, Cambrai, Amiens, St?Quentin, Mons, Le Cateau, Reims, Verdun and St?Mihiel - are criss-crossed in this book over more than thirty different routes, each clearly shown on a Michelin map. Every significant feature is described in detail. Indispensable for anyone contemplating a tour of the battlefields in Belgium and France, this book combines the years of knowledge, travel and research of its author, Rose?Coombs, who worked at the Imperial War Museum in London for nearly forty years. ??Since her death in 1991,?After the Battle's Editor, Karel Margry, has travelled every route, checking and revising the text where necessary, as?well as re-photographing every -memorial. Many new ones are included, yet we have striven to keep true to the flavour of Rose's original concept . . . before?endeavours fade.
The Ploesti Raid Through the Lense features in the following genres: Second World War, Battles and campaigns
The Ploesti Raid Through the Lense is available in Paperback
The Ploesti Raid Through the Lense was written by Roger A Freeman and published by After the Battle an imprint of Battle of Britain International
The Ploesti Raid Through the Lense has 160 pages
Yes it is part of After the Battle series
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