Isbn: 9781473879072 - the middlebrook guide to the somme battlefields: a comprehensive coverage from crecy to the world wars (6 risultati)

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. While best known as being the scene of the most terrible carnage in the WW1 the French department of the Somme has seen many other battles from Roman times to 1944. William the Conqueror launched his invasion from there; the French and English fought at Crecy in 1346; Henry V's army marched through on their way to Agincourt in 1415; the Prussians came in 1870. The Great War saw three great battles and approximately half of the 400,000 who died on the Somme were British a terrible harvest, marked by 242 British cemeteries and over 50,000 lie in unmarked graves. These statistics explain in part why the area is visited year-on-year by ever increasing numbers of British and Commonwealth citizens. This evocative book written by the authors of the iconic First Day on the Somme.is a thorough guide to the cemeteries, memorials and battlefields of the area, with the emphasis on the fighting of 1916 and 1918, with fascinating descriptions and anecdotes. Author: Martin Middlebrook needs no introduction. Author of 16 books, including 'The First Day on the Somme', he is well known for his detailed research and clarity of style. Mary Middlebrook has played an active part cooperating with her husband's literary activities, particularly with photography and artwork. SELLING POINTS: . The name Middlebrook is greatly respected by experts and laymen alike. . Covers not just the WW1 battles but the full span of history. . Full of useful information and points of interest. . Well illustrated and beautifully written. . A proven success now fully updated. Illustrated Full of useful information and points of interest the book covers not just the WW1 battles but the full span of history. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Reprinted Edition. The bulk of this book describes every place on the Somme where there is a military cemetery, memorial, preserved trench or crater from the First World War, though along the way there is reference to locations of other conflicts on the same ground: Crecy (1346), Agincourt (1415), the Franco-Pussian War (1870) and the Second World War. 383 pages + xiii prelims. 90 b/w photographs. 33 maps and drawings. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 23.5 Cm x 15.5 Cm.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. While best known as being the scene of the most terrible carnage in the WW1 the French department of the Somme has seen many other battles from Roman times to 1944. William the Conqueror launched his invasion from there; the French and English fought at Crecy in 1346; Henry V's army marched through on their way to Agincourt in 1415; the Prussians came in 1870. The Great War saw three great battles and approximately half of the 400,000 who died on the Somme were British a terrible harvest, marked by 242 British cemeteries and over 50,000 lie in unmarked graves. These statistics explain in part why the area is visited year-on-year by ever increasing numbers of British and Commonwealth citizens. This evocative book written by the authors of the iconic First Day on the Somme.is a thorough guide to the cemeteries, memorials and battlefields of the area, with the emphasis on the fighting of 1916 and 1918, with fascinating descriptions and anecdotes. Author: Martin Middlebrook needs no introduction. Author of 16 books, including 'The First Day on the Somme', he is well known for his detailed research and clarity of style. Mary Middlebrook has played an active part cooperating with her husband's literary activities, particularly with photography and artwork. SELLING POINTS: . The name Middlebrook is greatly respected by experts and laymen alike. . Covers not just the WW1 battles but the full span of history. . Full of useful information and points of interest. . Well illustrated and beautifully written. . A proven success now fully updated. Illustrated Full of useful information and points of interest the book covers not just the WW1 battles but the full span of history. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. While best known as being the scene of the most terrible carnage in the WW1 the French department of the Somme has seen many other battles from Roman times to 1944. William the Conqueror launched his invasion from there; the French and English fought at Crecy in 1346; Henry V's army marched through on their way to Agincourt in 1415; the Prussians came in 1870. The Great War saw three great battles and approximately half of the 400,000 who died on the Somme were British a terrible harvest, marked by 242 British cemeteries and over 50,000 lie in unmarked graves. These statistics explain in part why the area is visited year-on-year by ever increasing numbers of British and Commonwealth citizens. This evocative book written by the authors of the iconic First Day on the Somme.is a thorough guide to the cemeteries, memorials and battlefields of the area, with the emphasis on the fighting of 1916 and 1918, with fascinating descriptions and anecdotes. Author: Martin Middlebrook needs no introduction. Author of 16 books, including 'The First Day on the Somme', he is well known for his detailed research and clarity of style. Mary Middlebrook has played an active part cooperating with her husband's literary activities, particularly with photography and artwork. SELLING POINTS: . The name Middlebrook is greatly respected by experts and laymen alike. . Covers not just the WW1 battles but the full span of history. . Full of useful information and points of interest. . Well illustrated and beautifully written. . A proven success now fully updated. Illustrated Full of useful information and points of interest the book covers not just the WW1 battles but the full span of history. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…