Walking the Somme : A Walker's Guide to the 1916 Somme Battlefields (Battleground Europe series) - Softcover

Reed, Paul

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9780850525670: Walking the Somme : A Walker's Guide to the 1916 Somme Battlefields (Battleground Europe series)

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ISBN 10: 0850525675 ISBN 13: 9780850525670

Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd / Leo Cooper, 1997

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This book serves as a companion to the whole Somme range of battleground guides, The Somme is an ideal area for an educational walk and little has changed since the rebuilding work which took place after the war. The walks begin at Gommecourt and take in sections of the line through Serre, Beaumont Hamel, Thiepval down to Montauban, all areas that saw fighting throughout the five months of the Battle of the Somme.

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About the Author:

Paul Reed is a leading military historian, specializing in the two world wars. He has been visiting European battlefields for more than thirty years, and lived on the Somme for over a decade. He has worked as a researcher and battlefield guide, and is the author of several books on the Great War. He also regularly contributes to television programmes, such as Timewatch, Meet the Ancestors and Who Do You Think You Are? and was historical consultant to BBC1's My Family At War.

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Following on from the individual titles in t he successful Battleground Europe series, this book serves a s a companion to the whole Somme range of battleground guide s published by Pen & Sword books. '

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