Covering all the major battlefields of the Western Front. At each site the authors cover the events leading up to the battle, the aims and tactics of the commanders, the action itself.
Detailed directions are given for manageable tours of each battlefield taking in significant landmarks, key fortifications and trench lines etc. Includes information on the many cemeteries to be found all across Flanders and Picardy, as well as national memorials at Neuve Chapelle, Meuse-Argonne, Vimy and the Menin Gate at Ypres, and many others. Illustrated with detailed maps. ( )