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    The Battles of French Flanders: Neuve Chapelle, Aubers Ridge, Festubert, Loos and Fromelles
    The Battles of French Flanders: Neuve Chapelle, Aubers Ridge, Festubert, Loos and Fromelles
    The Battles of French Flanders: Neuve Chapelle, Aubers Ridge, Festubert, Loos and Fromelles
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    The Battles of French Flanders: Neuve Chapelle, Aubers Ridge, Festubert, Loos and Fromelles

    By Jon Cooksey and Jerry Murland

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    The battles fought by the British army in 1915, in the second year of the First World War, are less well known than those fought immediately after the outbreak of war in 1914 and those that followed in 1916 which culminated in the Battle of the Somme. But the fighting at Aubers Ridge, Festubert, Neuve Chapelle and Loos was just as severe as was the 1916 battle at Fromelles and the battlefields are just as interesting to explore today. This volume in the Battle Lines series is the perfect guide to them.Expert guides Jon Cooksey and Jerry Murland take visitors over a series of routes that can be walked, biked or driven, explaining the fighting that occurred at each place in vivid detail. They describe what happened, where it happened and why and who was involved, and point out the sights that remain for the visitor to see. Their highly illustrated guidebook is essential reading for visitors who wish to enhance their understanding of warfare on the Western Front.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateApr 30, 2015
    ISBN9781473856349
    The Battles of French Flanders: Neuve Chapelle, Aubers Ridge, Festubert, Loos and Fromelles
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    Jon Cooksey

    Jon Cooksey iwasa leading military historian who takes a special interest in the history of the world wars. He was the editor of Stand To!, the journal of the Western Front Association, and he is an experienced battlefield guide. His books include The Barnsley Pals, Calais, Harry’s War and, as editor, Blood and Iron.

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      The Battles of French FlandersPen & Sword Books have just published an important history cum travel guide for the Battlefields of French Flanders, written by Jon Cooksey and Jerry Murland. The Battle Lines series covers areas of the battle field in a series of ‘tours’ which can be undertaken in various forms of transport as well as on foot. This is a popular series in that it is more than glossy pictures and map references.There are twelve routes that cover various battlefields including Neuve Chapelle, Aubers Ridge, Festubert, Loos and Fromelles while the main emphasis is on the battlefields of 1915 this area was a theatre of war throughout the conflict. The tours in this book the writers have tried to put them in a chronological order there are also the notes on visiting Military Cemeteries which in this day and age is very important.There is at the beginning of the book a historical context which will help you with some of the general basic knowledge that you may require. Each route also has also the historical notes and context and where things are and what they were. There are plenty of pictures with explanations along with map coordinates to help you find your way around the battlefield.The notes on each battlefield are well research and very informative as you stand and look at once was mud and desolation. The excellent notes even tell you how far you to walk to be on certain spots of where various actions took place or what were observation points.This is an excellent addition to the Battle Lines series and one worth buying and travelling with and it does not matter if you are an experienced historical voyeur or new to touring battlefields this is an important addition to your library.

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