Major & Mrs Holt’s Battlefield Guide to Ypres Salient and Passchendaele, Eighth, Expanded, 100th Anniversary Edition

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Reference, Atlases, History, Military, World War I
Cover of the book Major & Mrs Holt’s Battlefield Guide to Ypres Salient and Passchendaele, Eighth, Expanded, 100th Anniversary Edition by Torie Holt, Valmai Holt, Pen and Sword
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Author: Torie Holt, Valmai Holt ISBN: 9781526725455
Publisher: Pen and Sword Publication: May 14, 2012
Imprint: Pen and Sword Military Language: English
Author: Torie Holt, Valmai Holt
ISBN: 9781526725455
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Publication: May 14, 2012
Imprint: Pen and Sword Military
Language: English

This is the most complete guide to the First World War Battlefield of Ypres that has ever been published. Tonie and Valmai Holt, have condensed the knowledge gained from almost a quarter of a century of researching, writing about, visiting and conducting groups around Ypres into this remarkable book. Here are concise descriptions of the military elements of the battles woven into a kaleidoscope of human, literary and travel information. There are recommended, timed itineraries, in each itinerary representing one day's travelling. Every stop on the routes has an accompanying description and often a tale of heroic or tragic action.Memorials large and small, private and official, sites of memorable conflict, the resting places of personalities of note - they are all here and joined together by a sympathetic and understanding commentary that gives the reader a sensitivity toward the events of 1914-1918 that can only be matched by visiting the battlefield itself. This is a guide book written by people who, because they have been directly involved in taking tours themselves, know the form and type of information that best serves the visitor to the battlefield.

NEW, FULLY UPDATED EDITION

PACKAGED WITH A FREE, FULL COLOUR FOLD-OUT MAP WORTH '3.99

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This is the most complete guide to the First World War Battlefield of Ypres that has ever been published. Tonie and Valmai Holt, have condensed the knowledge gained from almost a quarter of a century of researching, writing about, visiting and conducting groups around Ypres into this remarkable book. Here are concise descriptions of the military elements of the battles woven into a kaleidoscope of human, literary and travel information. There are recommended, timed itineraries, in each itinerary representing one day's travelling. Every stop on the routes has an accompanying description and often a tale of heroic or tragic action.Memorials large and small, private and official, sites of memorable conflict, the resting places of personalities of note - they are all here and joined together by a sympathetic and understanding commentary that gives the reader a sensitivity toward the events of 1914-1918 that can only be matched by visiting the battlefield itself. This is a guide book written by people who, because they have been directly involved in taking tours themselves, know the form and type of information that best serves the visitor to the battlefield.

NEW, FULLY UPDATED EDITION

PACKAGED WITH A FREE, FULL COLOUR FOLD-OUT MAP WORTH '3.99

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