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Advance to Victory 1918 - Somme by Michael Stedman
Category: No Category | Series: Battleground Europe Ser.
The Battleground series is designed for both the battlefield visitor and the reader at home. For the former, this book is an invaluable guide and each site is described in detail. For everyone there are graphic descriptions of action, often through first-hand accounts, supported by illustrations, diagra ...Show more
Boom Ravine by Trevor Pidgeon
Category: No Category | Series: Battleground Europe Ser.
The principal action was of short duration, but has fascinating overtones. This series is designed for both the battlefield visitor and the armchair traveller. The historical significance is described with the aid of maps and photographs.
Courcelette by Paul Reed
Category: No Category | Series: Battleground Europe Ser.
Courcelette is one of the Somme villages that became German strongholds in their fight to keep the British armies at bay. This book offers a guide to the memorials, cemeteries and museums in and around the area.
Epehy - Hindenburg Line by Bill Mitchinson
Category: No Category | Series: Battleground Europe Ser.
The village of Epehy gave its name to one of the most important battles of 1918.Evacuated by the Germans during their retreat to the Hindenburg Line, the ruins were occupied by British Forces until the German offensive. They were recaptured in some of the bloodiest engagements of September 1918.
Gavrelle - Arras by Kyle Tallett; Trevor Tasker
Category: No Category | Series: Battleground Europe Ser.
During the Battle of Arras 1917, the village of Gavrelle was captured by the Royal Naval Division; the Royal Marines suffered the highest casualties in their history. This guide explains the battles and the area today.
Gommecourt - Somme by Nigel Cave
Category: No Category | Series: Battleground Europe Ser.
Designed to act as a diversion to the 'big push', Gommecourt was an attempt to force the Germans to commit their reserves to the front line before the main battle took place. This Battlefield Guide tells the reader what happened and relates it to the ground as it now stands today.
Hill 60 - The Battle of Ypres by Nigel Cave
Category: No Category | Series: Battleground Europe Ser.
The shell-ravaged landscape of Hill 60, some three miles to the south east of Ypres, conceals beneath it a labyrinth of tunnels and underground workings. This small area saw horrendous fighting in the early years of the war as the British and Germans struggled to control its dominant view over Ypres. ...Show more
Hindenburg Line - Arras by Peter Oldham
Category: No Category | Series: Battleground Europe Ser.
This book examines the reasons for the German's decision to fall back to a strong defence line while their Navy starved Britain into submission, and the 'burnt earth' policy of devastation in the area evacuated.
La Boiselle - Somme by Michael Stedman
Category: No Category | Series: Battleground Europe Ser.
This addition to the growing series of battlefield guides has been written by Michael Stedman, author of Thiepval. Drawing upon the wealth of material available in both national and local archives, documentary evidence, personal reminiscence and British and German unit histories, La Boiselle will add en ...Show more
On the Trail of the Poets of the Great War - Edmund Blunden by Helen McPhail
Category: No Category | Series: Battleground Europe Ser.
Edmund Blunden: On a Poets Trail is the second guide in the Battleground Poet Specials. Following on from the highly successful Wilfred Owen guide, the book follows the war career of this prolific First World War poet. Details of maps, military diaries, photographs and modern roads to guide the visitor ...Show more
Saint-Nazaire - Operation Chariot - 1942 by James Dorrian
Category: Military | Series: Battleground Europe Ser.
In early 1942, shipping losses in the Atlantic threatened Britain's very survival. In addition to the U-Boat menace, there was real concern that the mighty German battleship Tirpitz be unleashed against the vital Allied convoys. Yet only the 'Normandie' Dock at St Nazaire could take her vast size in the ...Show more
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