The Battle Book of Ypres: A Reference to Military Operations in the Ypres Salient 1914-18

Brice, Beatrix

ISBN 10: 1473821231 / ISBN 13: 9781473821231

Published by Pen and Sword Military, 2014

About this Item

UK 2014, 1st impression in this edition new unused book.

Seller Inventory # Scs3409

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Battle Book of Ypres: A Reference to Military Operations in the Ypres Salient 1914-18
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1473821231
• ISBN 13: 9781473821231
• Binding: Hardcover
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Dimensions: 15.75W x 23.37H x 3.05D centimeters 15.75 centimeters width by 23.37 centimeters height by 3.05 centimeters depth
• Weight: 1050 grams

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Synopsis

Of the many hard-fought battles on the Western Front, Ypres stands out as an example of almost inhuman endeavor. For four long years it was the focal point of desperate fighting. Officially there were four main battles in 1914, 1915, 1917 and 1918; these were more accurately peaks in a continuing struggle, for Ypres symbolized Belgian defiance, and the British continued to expend disproportionate resources on defending it. It never fell, although the Germans came close to its gates, and indeed its loss would have been a severe blow to morale.

The Battle Book of Ypres, originally published in 1927 and now presented again as a special Centenary Edition, comprises a chronological account of the fighting in the Ypres Salient during the First World War, followed by a useful and unique alphabetical reference to the events in and around each hamlet, village or wood – names familiar to those who fought or followed the course of war all those years ago, names now once again lost in insignificance. The names given to each stage of the struggle by the Battle Nomenclature Committee are listed in the appendix. Also included is an index of formations and units, an annotated bibliography and a new Foreword by military historian Nigel Cave.

About the Author

Little is known of Beatrix Brice other than she was born in Chile. From the time of the First World War onwards she took a strong interest in the Ypres League, an organisation aiming to perpetuate the name that the British 'Tommy' had earned in the Ypres Salient and to ensure that fellow Countrymen were aware of the debt they owed. Beatrix died in 1959.