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World War I Battlefields: A Travel Guide to the Western Front John Ruler

World War I Battlefields: A Travel Guide to the Western Front By John Ruler

World War I Battlefields: A Travel Guide to the Western Front by John Ruler


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Summary

World War I Battlefields: A Travel Guide - Expert tips and itineraries for travel along the Western Front including sites in France and Belgium, maps and routes. This guide also features guided walks and site information, battlefield tours, museums, Ypres, Poperinge, Nieuwpoort, Mons, Lille, Pas-de-Calais, The Somme, Verdun, Aisne and Champagne.

World War I Battlefields: A Travel Guide to the Western Front Summary

World War I Battlefields: A Travel Guide to the Western Front: Sites, Museums, Memorials by John Ruler

The First World War was one of the deadliest conflicts in human history and changed the face of foreign policy and European geography forever. Despite the wealth of literature on the subject Bradt's World War I Battlefields is the only compact practical travel guide to cover both French and Belgian battlefield sites. Produced in a lightweight and portable format, the guide will cover all the main memorials and museums alongside practical information on how to book the best guided tours or find the resting place of family members lost in battle. Published to correspond with the centenary of the War's outbreak the book covers an area that received 212,701 visitors in 2012 from the UK alone.

World War I Battlefields: A Travel Guide to the Western Front Reviews

'A slim volume, fitting into virtually any bag or pocket, its main achievement is the joining up of the dots along the whole Western Front. It's an ideal companion for both Western Front novices and more seasoned explorers.' Best of British 'A compact guide covering all the main museums and memorials' France Magazine 'This slim volume is the ideal pocket book for anyone planning a visit to the battlefields.' Good Book Guide 'Good overview of the main sites.' Travel Which 'Extremely well-written, with some panels reading like pieces of literature rather than some dry guidebook entries'. Engineering & Technology Magazine 'A comprehensive but easily digestible travel companion' My Weekly Featured in Good Motoring Magazine

About John Ruler

The authors, John Ruler and Emma Thompson, are both members of the British Guild of Travel Writers and have each previously written a Bradt guide on the area.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS PART ONE: GENERAL INFORMATION Introduction Chapter 1 Background information What is the Western Front? , Historical timeline Chapter 2 Practical information Getting there and away , Getting around , Tourist information , Battlefield tours , How to trace a missing relative PART TWO: BELGIUM Chapter 3 Ypres and Ypres Salient Ypres , Ypres Salient , Zonnebeke Chapter 4 Poperinge and Heuvelland Poperinge , Heuvelland , Mesen (Messines) , Chapter 5 Diksmuide, Veurne and Nieuwpoort Diksmuide , Veurne , Nieuwpoort Chapter 6 Mons Mons PART THREE: FRANCE Chapter 7 Le Nord and Lille Lille , Seclin , Armentieres , Fromelles , Cambrai , Ors , Le Quesnoy , Maubeuge/Feignies Chapter 8 Pas-de-Calais: Arras and Lens Arras , Around Arras , Around Lens , Escalles , Boulogne-sur-Mer , Etaples-sur-Mer , Montreuil-sur-Mer Chapter 9 The Somme Amiens , Peronne , Around Peronne , Albert , Around Albert , Doullens , Noyelles-sur-Mer , Cantigny Chapter 10 Aisne Laon , Around Laon , Chemin des Dames , Soissons , Saint-Quentin , Chateau-Thierry Chapter 11 Champagne region & Verdun Reims , Verdun Appendix 1: Further Reading Index

Additional information

GOR005874497
9781841624846
1841624845
World War I Battlefields: A Travel Guide to the Western Front: Sites, Museums, Memorials by John Ruler
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bradt Travel Guides
2014-03-01
96
N/A
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