- Hardcover: 328 pages
- Publisher: The History Press Ltd (18 Oct 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 186227276X
- ISBN-13: 978-1862272767
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.6 x 4.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 936,223 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"'I think we are in rats' alley Where the dead men lost their bones' T.S. Eliot The Waste Land (1922)"
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This ground breaking book is the first ever study of the trench names of the Western front providing over 10,000 french names complete with map references which reveal the full horror of trench warfare as well as throwing an extraordinary sidelight on the cultural life of the period and the landscape and battles of the Western Front. This book makes it possible to comprehend the daily life in the trenches, the vast range of weaponry and the lethal nature of the titanic battles. Names such as Lovers Lane, Lavender Walk, Idiots Corner, International Trench, Nonsense Trench, Chaos Trench, Gangrene Alley and many more can be placed in context as can the reason why the French called German trenches Tranchee des Homosexuels, Boyau du Harem and Boyau des Eunuques. Covers all the major and minor battlefields, from Ypres, Loos, Vimy Ridge and Arras to the Somme, Cambrai and the 1918 battles. Includes the first ever gazetteer of over 10,000 trench names, complete with map references. Focuses on British trench naming policy and practice but also includes Australian, New Zealand, Canadian and Indian names and also chapters on French and German naming. A vital tool for military and family historians.
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Excellent and original!,
By Michael David Booker "Member of the Guild of ... (France and Egypt) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rats' Alley: British Trench Names of the Western Front,1914-1918 (Hardcover)
This unique volume from Spellmount is certain to prove invaluable to Great War military historians, Battlefield Guides /enthusiasts and serious family history researchers alike, as it is the first ever study of British, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand and Indian trench names of the Western Front to be published.
All battlefields, from Ypres, Loos, Vimy Ridge and Arras to the Somme, Cambrai and the 1918 battles are covered and the reader is provided with a very useful gazetteer of an unbelievable 10,000 plus trench names, which in themselves prove the important part that trench warfare actually played during the Great War. The background information on British trench naming policy provides interesting reading too and the fact that many trench names chosen by the troops actually reflect the background of the men involved, where they came from, the conditions in which they lived and of course the full horrors they experienced is useful from a cultural point of view. Lovers Lane, Lavender Walk, Idiots Corner, International Trench, Nonsense Trench, Chaos Trench, Gangrene Alley are just a few names chosen for these muddy pits of death - confirming that despite all the hardships and suffering the troops were experiencing at the time, they still had a remarkable sense of humour and imagination. As well as providing the researcher with a long list of names, it also includes all map references and some superb aerial photographs too, making it an important aid for those wishing to pinpoint sites of specific battles and actions etc. Certainly one for the Great War bookshelves!
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