Walking the Somme by Paul Reed
This new edition of Paul Reed's classic book Walking the Somme is an essential travelling companion for anyone visiting the Somme battlefields of 1916. His book, first published over ten years ago, is the result of a lifetime's research into the battle and the landscape over which it was fought. From Gommecourt, Serre, Beaumont-Hamel and Thiepval to Montauban, High Wood, Delville Wood and Flers, he guides the walker across the major sites associated with the fighting. These are now features of the peaceful Somme countryside. In total there are 16 walks, including a new one tracing the operations around Mametz Wood, and all the original walks have been fully revised and brought up to date. Walking the Somme brings the visitor not only to the places where the armies clashed but to the landscape of monuments, cemeteries and villages that make the Somme battlefield so moving to explore.Paul Reed is a renowned military historian who specializes on World Wars I and II. He has spent more than thirty years visiting European battlefields and more than a decade living on the Somme. He is the author of several books about the Great War and has worked as a researcher and battlefield guide. He also appears on television shows like as Timewatch, Meet the Ancestors, and Who Do You Think You Are? on a regular basis.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781848844735 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848844735 |
| Title | Walking the Somme |
| Author | Paul Reed |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2011-05-19 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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