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Having read quite a few books on ww1, i was thinking, after such a massive war, how they went about clearing the battlefields. Message from winston ramsey, editorinchief like all businesses suffering from the coronavirus, after the battle is no exception but, in our case, the taking of comparison pictures is the central theme in all our publications. Despite the wealth of literature on the subject bradts world war i battlefields is the only compact practical travel guide to cover both french and belgian battlefield sites. Walking the trails of history offers a new viewpoint on this important time in united states history. For many key battles, there are color plates with overlays demonstrating what the site looks. Much of the battle ravaged landscape along the western front has been reclaimed by nature, erasing the scars of the war. Produced in a lightweight and portable format, the guide will cover all the main memorials and museums alongside practical information on how to book the best guided. Black and white photographs taken during the war are a sharp contrast to the colorful photos taken now. The battles were bitterly fought, as the author has documented.

The sites and the battles are outlined in wellwritten text. A revelatory, unique collection of panoramic photographs covering the whole of the british sectors of the western front, end to end. Each battlefield is well explained with an intro of the whys of the battle, followed by a well detailed what happened during the battle followed by the overall significance of the battle with relation to the war. Im sure i remember being told that thousands of chinese were employed to clear the battlefields but i dont know how true this is. That be said the book is a meticulous account of the battles fought between the british and japanese during three months of 1944, when the japanese invasion of india was arrested and turned back in the hills and plains of imphal. However, travel across the battlefields of the second world war is now very severely. Ramsey the battle of britain then and now mk v edited by winston g. After the historical background, the actual guide to the battlefield is plenty indepth withoug getting into details that are. Here are the great battlefields of the first world war as you have never seen them before, from the first cavalry skirmishes, through the horrors of the somme and passchendaele, to the final weeks of conflict. Color plates and diagrams make the battles much easier to understand. The fading battlefields of world war i the atlantic. But its not always possible to tour the world inspecting battle sites. Both are scattered throughout the book and often give a different perspective to the same landscape, separated by a.