Description

Title: Battle Story – Ypres 1914-15

Author: Fowler, William

Condition: Mint

Edition: 1st Edition

Publication Date: 2011

ISBN: 9780752461960

Cover: Hard Cover with Dust Jacket – 160 pages

Comments: The Belgian town of Ypres is now synonymous with the tragedy of the First World War. The First and Second Battles of Ypres saw some of the bloodiest fighting during the early days of the war, as well as the first use of poison gas by the Germans. If you want to understand what happened and why – read Battle Story. 

  •     Key profiles explore the British and German soldiers who faced each other across the frontline
  •     Rare diary extracts reveal what it was really like to live in the trenches and fight across No Man’s Land
  •     Dramatic photographs place you on the frontline of the unfolding action
  •     Orders of Battle detail the composition of the opposing forces’ armies
  •     Packed with fact boxes, this short introduction is the perfect way to start exploring these important battles