A mound three miles southeast of the fiercely contested town of
Ypres, Hill 60 was the scene of intense fighting throughout most of
World War 1. Hill 60 was not a natural feature but had been
produced by the dirt excavated in a nearby railroad cut. Neither
the British nor the Germans could permit the other to occupy the
hill, with its commanding view of the town of Ypres. The first
German gas attack against the British in 1915 was here and the hill
eventually became honeycombed with an unusually complex system of
tunnels and trenches.
Nigel Cave continues in Hill 60: Ypres the highly-acclaimed
tradition of the Battleground Europe series. The volume features
over two dozen maps and over 75 photographs, covering the
battlefield both then and now. Everything of interest to the
battlefield visitor is covered, including all memorials,
cemeteries, local churches and villages, accommodations, and the
scenes of all important events in the battle.
For those doing research on the battle, the volume contains a
wealth of detail on troop movements and actions, the feats of all
Victoria Cross winners and other significant individuals in the
sector, and diagrams of trenches and emplacements. For the general
reader, following the history of a World War I battle is a sombre
and thought-provoking experience, as the narrative progresses
through the almost unimaginable tragedy of the war itself, the
organizing of cemeteries and building of monuments immediately
after the war, the long years of neglect by most private citizens,
and the revival of interest in recent times.
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