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Before Endeavours Fade: Guide to the Battlefields of the First World War [Paperback]

Rose E.B. Coombs (Author)

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Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: After the Battle; 7th Revised edition edition (15 Nov 1994)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0900913851
ISBN-13: 978-0900913853
Product Dimensions: 29.4 x 21 x 1.2 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 405,912 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #93 in Books > Travel & Holiday > Countries & Regions > Europe > Belgium

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All the major battlegrounds of the First World War are featured, photographed and mapped, combining the research, travels and knowledge of the late Rose Coombs with updated text and new photos of some of the memorials.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Before Endeavours Fade, 25 Jan 2003

Tim Kelley (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Before Endeavours Fade: Guide to the Battlefields of the First World War (Paperback)

Rose Coomb's book is indispensable for anyone interested in touring the French and Belgian WWI battlefields. I visited the battlefields in December of 2002, following the detailed routes from the Michelin maps provided in the book. The descriptions of the events are brief enough that you can read them while at the actual battlefield sites, and they will greatly aid in your reconstruction of your travels when you develop your photos. Make certain that you go to the battlefields to pay homage to our brave and never forgotten Commonwealth soldiers.
"Their bodies are buried in peace, but their name liveth for evermore."
Ecclesiasticus 44:14

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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading for visitors to War Graves, 1 Mar 2001

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This review is from: Before Endeavours Fade: Guide to the Battlefields of the First World War (Hardcover)

I found that every WW1 site I entered had this book as a "must" on their reading list. After I'd browsed through its pages I had to agree. It's meticulously researched with all the CWG cemeteries described in great detail, neatly put into map sections with all the relevant information for visitors. It's also full of snippets of info about interesting graves eg VC winners, young soldiers, first & last men to die in WW1. For anyone seriously intending to visit several war cemeteries it is an invaluable tool - and a good read to boot. Highly recommended.

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4.0 out of 5 stars An exelent guide, 16 Nov 2001

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It is wonderfull to see that this marvelous work is being kept up to date. It provides both routes and facts about the whole of the western front from the first world war. Originally written twenty five years ago it has now become an historical document in its own right while its revision has made sure that it is relevent to the modern traveller. Unfortunately the author passed away some years ago but she is well remembered and respected and I would recomend that anyone following this guide to the town of Ieper (Ypres) should add to their itinerary a stroll along the Rose Coombes memorial walk on the Ramparts of the town (Starts at the Lille gate).

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4.0 out of 5 stars Before Endeavours Fade
Bought this book after researching many, for my Husband and his son before they make their excursion to WW1 sites in France and Belgium. Read more

Published 4 months ago by N. J. Power

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent tour guide
Bought this book second hand but it is like new. It covers all the battlefields and memorials. An excellent tour guide and a lot larger than I thought it would be. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars The original and best
My review appears under the 1983 edition because that is what my much loved, and now very tattered, copy happens to be. Read more

Published 15 months ago by Stephen Bull

3.0 out of 5 stars BEF
This is an excellent book but a newer version is now available , fully updated from the Imperial War Museum . Wish I had known that before I purchased this one for the same price !

Published 18 months ago by tiwsc

5.0 out of 5 stars Before Endevours Fade
Excellent book full of facts, details and photos. Very good value.

Delivery was held up due to christmas and the weather but no fault of supplier

Published on 24 Jan 2010 by Mr. Edward Hawker

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic book
Having recently toured the World War One battlefields of France, I thoroughly recommend this book as a guide. Read more

Published on 1 Dec 2009 by K. Sneddon

5.0 out of 5 stars Before Endeavours Fade - Rose E Coombs
This book is suberb, I would class this as the best book anyone could buy when making a visit to the battlefields of WW1. It is packed with information, pictures and maps. Read more

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