Combes Rose Mbe (1 results)
Published by Battle of Britain Prints, London 1983
- Softcover
Seller: Charles Lewis Best Booksellers, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.Charles Lewis Best Booksellers
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. Fourth Edition. 505. 23099 5/19/2015 5:30 PM Combes, Rose E. B. MBE. Before Endeavours Fade A Guide to the Battlefields of the First World War, WORLD WAR I ENGLAND London: Battle of Britain Prints, 1983 Fourth Edition Demy folio, [30cm/12.75inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 160, Illustrated throughout wit…h b-w halftones and many maps. From the Belgian coast, across the fields of Flanders, over the valley of the Somme and down the line to the Argonne: all the major battlefields of the First World War - Ypres, Arras, Cambrai, Amiens, St. Quentin, Mons, Le Cateau, Reims, Verdun and St. Mihiel - are criss-crossed in this book over more than thirty different routes, each clearly shown on a Michelin map. Every significant feature is described in detail. Indispensable for anyone contemplating a tour of the battlefields in Belgium and France, this book combines the years of knowledge, travel and research of its author, Rose Coombs, who worked at the Imperial War Museum in London for nearly forty years. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional snapshots. Photo May 2015: In exceptionally good condition.
