Peter Chasseaud: 3 books
Rats Alley
Trench Names of the Western Front
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
This book makes it possible to comprehend, via the trench naming, the daily life in the trenches, the vast range of weaponry and the lethal nature of the titanic battles. Names such as Lovers Lane, Doleful Post, Cyanide Trench and Gangrene Alley are as revealing as any history. While based upon the...
Grasping Gallipoli
Terrain Maps and Failure at the Dardanelles, 1915
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
The failure of the Gallipoli campaign was instantly blamed on a great untruth—that the War Office was unprepared. This book, incorporating information unavailable elsewhere, shows that in fact the WO and the Admiralty had amassed a huge amount of data. Aerial reconnaissance had played a part—even...
by Peter Chasseaud, The Imperial War Museum
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2013
Follow the conflict of the World War 1 from 1914-1918 through a unique collection of historical maps, expert commentary and photographs. Published in association and including mapping from the archives of the Imperial War Museums. Ebook best viewed on a tablet. Over 100 maps demonstrating how the...