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Major and Mrs Holt's Battlefield Guide to the Somme (Battleground Europe) (Paperback)

by Tonie Holt (Author), Valmai Holt (Author)

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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd; 2nd edition (25 April 1994)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0850524148
ISBN-13: 978-0850524147
Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 15 x 2 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Guide books and biographies associated with the First and Second World Wars.

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We have been visiting the Somme for over 25 years.
The Somme is to the British what Gettysburg or Yorktown are to the Americans. We know them all well and have conducted hundreds of tourists around each of them. If you are visiting the Somme in mind or body this book gives you the answers to the questions that we have been asked by hundreds of people. It has over 130 colour photos and comes complete with a separate four colour map showing battle lines, bunkers, cemeteries, memorials and grid references linked to the book entries. You learn how to get to places, how long it will take and how long to stay as well as what happened. There are suggested itineraries and tourist information.We use the book ourselves!

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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent purchase!, 25 May 2003

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I have just returned from the Somme - this book is 'the Bible', an absolute must for visitng the region (you'll find most visitors and B&Bs have them!). It is well laid out and easy to follow, and covers everything you want to know. I would advise having a brief read before visting the area, as it is worth planning your trips in advance. I also like the way it gives a brief story behind the memorials (or important people mentioned). I have one small criticism, there are some errors in the text or the map, but you can sort them out between the text, the map and the pictures in the book!
I found the map very useful (it was the only map of the area I had with me) and from it I found everything I wanted to!!

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Guide For First Time Visitors, 16 Jul 2002

By	E. A. Redfearn "eredfearn2" (Middlesbrough) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

Having researched the Somme, 1916 for more than 30 years, I was interested in this guide book for obvious reasons. Overall, its a good effort for first time visitors. Good maps and pictures. It doesnt decribe the battle actions in great detail, it is not meant to. The routes are easy to follow, even some remote areas around the Ancre region are well covered. There is an abundance of material for those students who wish to know a lot more about the great battles of 1916, but you cannot go far wrong by beginning with this.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't leave home without it!, 22 Feb 2007

By	Scott Worboys (Lincolnshire) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Put quite simply, if you're visiting The Somme, please take this book with you. My visit was made all the better thanks to this little gem. It won't allow you to miss a thing and gives teriffic background on the places you'll visit.
While standing in Cemeteries containing over 5,000 graves you'll certainly shed a tear or two so take plenty of tissues! The whole Somme region is a huge burial ground and cemeteries and memorials appear from nowhere everywhere you look. When you come across one simply stop your car, take out this book, and you'll be able to read all about the memorial that stands before you.
My wife and I will certainly visit this very moving area of France again and this superb book will accompany us again as we tour The Somme's 'Silent Cities'.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Must-have guide
The best guide there is to the Somme battlefields and memorials. If you're thinking of visiting the area, don't leave home without it.

Published 5 months ago by Mr. B. F. Gudgeon

4.0 out of 5 stars The Somme
An exceedingly good book, apart from a glaring error in that one of thefinest VC's to be won during the battle is not mentioned. Read more

Published on 28 April 2004 by J. House

5.0 out of 5 stars An marvellously informative guide to the Somme.
Major and Mrs Holt's Battlefield Guide to the Somme was indispensable on our recent visit. The colour map made navigating from site to site very precise indeed and ensured that... Read more

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