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We are proud to publish the Holt's Series of Guide Books. Tonie and Valmai Holt are the pioneers of battlefield touring, having developed the concept nearly 40 years ago. Now millions visit the battlefields every year and their bestselling titles have been assisting with this for many years.
For those looking to understand battles in a bit more detail, then the battleground series, now with over 100 titles in print, is perfect for the armchair historian or battlefield traveller alike.
A helpful section at back of book provides information on the Memorials which are in La Boisselle. Also included is a fantastic CWGC map which shows the location of the cemeteries in the La Boisselle area. For walking the area excellent individual tour summaries are included using the expertise of the author. Another cemetery overview included is that of Gordon dump Cemetery. Detail is given of 2nd Lieutenant Donal Simpson Bell VC, 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment; all important stories that add the personal input when visiting these special sies. One, for example, guiding your through the route of La Boiselle to Becourt via the Eastern side of Sausage Valley past Lochnager Crater to return to La Boiselle. This book is absolutely essential for walking the ground on the battlefields, particularly if it is an area or aspect of the war which you are less familiar with.
Jon Sandison, Freelance
A helpful section at back of book provides information on the Memorials which are in La Boisselle. Also included is a fantastic CWGC map which shows the location of the cemeteries in the La Boisselle area. For walking the area excellent individual tour summaries are included using the expertise of the author. Another cemetery overview included is that of Gordon dump Cemetery. Detail is given of 2nd Lieutenant Donal Simpson Bell VC, 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment; all important stories that add the personal input when visiting these special sies. One, for example, guiding your through the route of La Boiselle to Becourt via the Eastern side of Sausage Valley past Lochnager Crater to return to La Boiselle. This book is absolutely essential for walking the ground on the battlefields, particularly if it is an area or aspect of the war which you are less familiar with.
Jon Sandison, Freelance
Written and researched to a high standard, these works represent a superb achievement.
[b]Highly recommended. 10/10[/b]
The Great War magazine, November 2018
Written and researched to a high standard, these works represent a superb achievement.
[b]Highly recommended. 10/10[/b]
The Great War magazine, November 2018
As ever with this series, engrossing personal stories are intertwined with the wider detail of battle... What is particularly striking about this book is the wonderful aerial photographs of the different areas of the battlefield. Equally, there are amazing photographs of events from the field during this period.
Jon Sandison, Freelance
As ever with this series, engrossing personal stories are intertwined with the wider detail of battle... What is particularly striking about this book is the wonderful aerial photographs of the different areas of the battlefield. Equally, there are amazing photographs of events from the field during this period.
Jon Sandison, Freelance
Another fine addition to the series, and one which takes you to an area so easy to visit if you want to pop over through the Channel Tunnel, and an area so full of interesting places to visit for the Battlefield visitor. It's certainly one I will take with me next time we take a trip over to France.
Read the full review [link=https://www.militarymodelscene.com/pands-the-canal-line]here[/link]
Military Model Scene, Robin Buckland
Another fine addition to the series, and one which takes you to an area so easy to visit if you want to pop over through the Channel Tunnel, and an area so full of interesting places to visit for the Battlefield visitor. It's certainly one I will take with me next time we take a trip over to France.
Read the full review [link=https://www.militarymodelscene.com/pands-the-canal-line]here[/link]
Military Model Scene, Robin Buckland
As featured 'On The Shelf'
Wargames Illustrated, November 2018
As featured 'On The Shelf'
Wargames Illustrated, November 2018
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Aisne 1914
The 1914 Battle of the Aisne, officially from 12 – 15 September, came about as a result of the German retirement from the Battle of the Marne, which took place further south as the huge conscript armies of France and Germany jostled for position almost within sight of Paris. By the time the British arrived on the Aisne the battle line stretched some… Read more...
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Fort Vaux
The bitter fight for Fort Vaux is one of the most famous episodes in the Battle of Verdun - it has achieved almost legendary status in French military history. The heroic resistance put up by the fort's commander, Major Raynal, and his small, isolated garrison in the face of repeated German assaults was remarkable at the time, and it is still seen… Read more...
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Operation Bluecoat-Over the Battlefield
After seven weeks of bitter fighting there was a desperate need to break out of the Normandy bridgehead. In late July 1944 Lieutenant-General Sir Miles Dempsey's Second Army moved two entire corps from the Caen sector to the relatively quiet countryside around Caumont. Here, the British XXX Corps prepared to give battle, with VII Corps advancing in… Read more...
The invasion was launched to round off Hitler's Balkan Campaign against Crete in May 1941. The Island was important to Britain's control of the Eastern Mediterranean and Churchill was determined that the Island would be held. The British garrison was largely made up of New Zealand and Australian troops who had been evacuated from Greece, with little… Read more...
