Battleground Europe

Battleground Europe

Author: Nigel Cave

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 1990-03-29

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 1871647029

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A study of the most important sites, primarily of the two world wars, covering both their history and descriptions of how they are today. For the interested traveller, the author groups key sites together, listing places offering accommodation, food, and detailing places of local interest.


Sanctuary Wood & Hooge

Sanctuary Wood & Hooge

Author: Nigel Cave

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 1990-12-31

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 1473817943

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Both Sanctuary Wood and the village of Hodge saw intense fighting during the First World War. Nigel Cave takes the reader on an explanatory tour of the immediate area. Included is a description of the museum at Hill 62 with its trench system, stereoscopic photos and weapons.


Walking Ypres

Walking Ypres

Author: Paul Reed

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 2017-02-28

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 1526709422

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The medieval city of Ypres will forever be associated with the Great War, especially by the British. From 1914 to 1918 it was the key strong point in the northern sector of the Western Front, and the epic story of its defense has taken on almost legendary status. The city and the surrounding battlefields are also among the most visited sites on the Western Front, and Paul Reeds walking guide is an essential travellng companion for anyone who is eager to explore them either on foot, by bike or by car. His classic book, first published as Walking the Salient over ten years ago, is the result of a lifetimes research into the battles for Ypres and the Flemish landscape over which they were fought. He guides the walker to all the key locations Ypres itself, Yser, Sanctuary Wood, Bellewaarde Ridge, Zillebeke, Hill 60, Passchendaele, Messines, Kemmel and Ploegsteert are all covered. There are walks to notable sites behind the lines, around Poperinghe, Vlamertinghe and Brandhoek. And, for this second edition which he has revised, updated and expanded, he has provided new photographs and included two entirely new walks covering the Langemarck and Potijze areas. Walking Ypres brings the visitor not only to the places where the armies clashed but to the landscape of monuments, cemeteries and villages that make the Ypres battlefields among the most memorable sites of the Great War.


Nijmegen

Nijmegen

Author: Tim Saunders

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 2008-10-20

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0850528151

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2. Verdenskrig. Guide til "Operation Market Garden" omfattende 82. US luftbÄrne division og Guards Armoured Divisions operationer omkring Nijmegen. Bogen er forsynet med kort, oversigter og troppeinddeling.


Walking D-Day

Walking D-Day

Author: Paul Reed

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 2012-08-19

Total Pages: 521

ISBN-13: 1783033304

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This WWII battlefield guide offers twelve walking tours covering all the major sites of the D-Day landings in Normandy with in-depth historical context. D-Day the momentous first step in the Allied liberation of France and the rest of northwest Europe. The places associated with the Normandy landings are among the most memorable that a battlefield visitor can explore. In Walking D-Day, military historian Paul Reed takes visitors through all the major sites, from Pegasus Bridge, Merville Battery, Ouistrehem and Longues Battery to Juno, Gold, Omaha and Utah Beaches, Pointe du Hoc and Sainte-Mre-glise. Each of the twelve walks includes a vividly detailed historical introduction. Information on the many battlefield monuments and the military cemeteries is included, and there are over 120 illustrations. Walking D-Day introduces the visitor not only to the places where the Allies landed and first clashed with the Germans defenders but also to the Normandy landscape over which the critical battles that decided the course of the war were fought.


Serre

Serre

Author: Jack Horsfall

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 1990-12-31

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 085052508X

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The tiny French hamlet of Serre is the subject of this guide. It covers four battles for the high ground upon which Serre is situated: June 1915: July 1916: November 1916 and July and August 1918.


Arnhem

Arnhem

Author: Frank Steer

Publisher: Casemate Publishers

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 0850528569

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"[A] guide to the landing areas used by the 1st British Airborne Division in its attempt to take the Arnhem Bridge and ... [describes] some of the fighting in and around Oosterbeek, a small town to the west of Arnhem"--Preface.


Cambrai

Cambrai

Author: Jack Horsfall

Publisher: Casemate Publishers

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 0850526329

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Cambrai is most well known for the tank battle which took place in 1917. Although initially successful it soon became disastrous, and, as on other occasions throughout the War, the area changed hands many times. Illustrated with then and now pictures, this book unravels the history of the area for those either visiting or exploring it from their armchairs.


Omaha Beach

Omaha Beach

Author: Tim Kilvert-Jones

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 1990-12-31

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 085052671X

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This book guides the reader through the battle for the V Corps beachhead, the fiercest and bloodiest of the Landings. A must for those inspired by Saving Private Ryan and many more.


The Rhine Crossing

The Rhine Crossing

Author: Andrew Rawson

Publisher: Casemate Publishers

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 1844152324

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In spring 1945, the outcome of the war was beyond doubt. Yet with the Russians closing fast on Berlin, the speed of the US & British advance was of the essence. One major hurdle remained - the mighty Rhine. This text follows the river crossings by 30th & 79th US Divisions & the parachute assault by 17th US Airborne Division.