Stephen McGreal has done a fine job of compilation of the stories, maps and images that make the 'Battleground Europe' series what they are, and 'Boesinghe' would be a fine buy for anyone wishing to understand more about and visit this part of the Western Front.

The Long, Long Trail

Reckon that you know Ypres? Have you been to Boesinghe? In all my visits to the crucible that was Ypres I have not. But armed with this book I intend to. As Battleground Europe series Editor, Nigel Cave notes Boesinghe is 'not a name that often comes up in battlefield touring', adding that this northern tip suffers a "paucity of visitors'.

For the ignorant of this area of the salient, this new work seems encyclopaedic in its coverage of the area from the early days of the war, through 1915 and on to the capture of Pilckem ridge.

Many of the illustrations are new to me - even if a few suffer from lack of contrast - the maps well chosen, the text clear, sharp, concise and gripping, and the six mapped tours well worthwhile ventures. This book is, I think, a small essential reference, both to those who want to visit a 'new' area of the salient and those who just want to put it on the shelves for reference. Excellent.

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