Major And Mrs Holt's Battlefield Guide To The Somme

Published to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, a travel guide which combines military aspects with human, literary and travel information. With four itineraries, each representing a day's travelling, each stop en route relating to a significant moment in the battle. Includes a separate fold-out map.

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Major and Mrs Holt's Battlefield Guide to the Somme is, without doubt, one of the bestselling guide books to the battlefields of the Somme. This latest up-dated edition, includes four recommended, timed itineraries representing one day's travelling. Every stop on route has an accompanying description and often a tale of heroic or tragic action. Memorials, private and official, sites of memorable conflict, the resting places of personalities of note are all drawn together with sympathetic and understanding commentary that gives the reader a sensitivity towards the events of 1916.NEW, FULLY UPDATED EDITION WITH A FOREWORD FROM SIR MARTIN GILBERTPACKAGED WITH A FREE, FULL COLOUR FOLD-OUT MAP WORTH GBP3.00