During the course of the First World War there were no fewer than five Battles of Ypres. Our books include battlefield guides and eyewitness accounts, to give an extensive insight into this aspect of the Great War.
"...still provides detailed historical and travel information that supplements and enhances internet resources."
Journal of Military History
"...still provides detailed historical and travel information that supplements and enhances internet resources."
Journal of Military History
Whether you have been to the Western Front, or are about to visit, the series 'Walking the Western Front' continues to serve such a useful purpose of explaining the battlefield. With the continued probing questions of Ed Skelding, and the military expertise of Nigel Cave, this second volume in the series on the First Battle of Ypres, breaks down, sometimes complex military movements, with detailed clear descriptions, alongside views and being on the ground.
Jon Sandison
Whether you have been to the Western Front, or are about to visit, the series 'Walking the Western Front' continues to serve such a useful purpose of explaining the battlefield. With the continued probing questions of Ed Skelding, and the military expertise of Nigel Cave, this second volume in the series on the First Battle of Ypres, breaks down, sometimes complex military movements, with detailed clear descriptions, alongside views and being on the ground.
Jon Sandison
Featured in
Great War IPMS Newsletter, Cher Ami - December 2022
Featured in
Great War IPMS Newsletter, Cher Ami - December 2022
Article: Grandad's life as a WWI soldier inspires new book
Haverhill Echo
Article: Grandad's life as a WWI soldier inspires new book
Haverhill Echo
Featured in
Great War IPMS, Great War SIG newsletter – October 2021
Featured in
Great War IPMS, Great War SIG newsletter – October 2021
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Mud and Bodies
Neil Weir died in 1967, but it was not until 2009 that his grandson, Mike Burns, discovered his diary and letters among some packing trunks he had been left, and learnt that his grandfather had served as an officer in the 10th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders for much of the First World War. A captain and company commander at the tender… Read more...
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The Germans in Flanders 1914
THE GERMANS IN FLANDERS 1914, the latest of historian David Bilton's works in the popular Images of War series, follows the presence and campaigns of the Kaiser's Army in Flanders during the traumatic period from its arrival in August 1914 through to the end of the year. It covers the battles with the French, Belgians and British, concentrating primarily… Read more...
Neil Weir died in 1967, but it was not until 2009 that his grandson, Mike Burns, discovered his diary and letters among some packing trunks he had been left, and learnt that his grandfather had served as an officer in the 10th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders for much of the First World War. A captain and company commander at the tender… Read more...