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Sanctuary Wood and Hooge: Ypres (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 3 380
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Sanctuary Wood and Hooge: Ypres (Paperback)
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Loot Price R338
Discovery Miles 3 380
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This guide to the battlefields of Ypres is intended for both the
casual tourist and the serious scholar. Sanctuary Wood and the
village of Hooge saw intense fighting during World War I, being
situated for much of the time in the front line of the notorious
Ypres Salient. Beginning at the museum at the wood itself, the book
takes the reader on an explanatory tour of the immediate area,
which includes the neighbouring British cemetery. Text and
supporting photographs help to explain the significance of
individual burials, such as that of the German aviator, Hans Roser,
the victim of an air battle with the Royal Flying Corps pilot,
Lance Hawker, who for his exploits in this action and others on the
same day was awarded the first VC for aerial combat. Between May
and September 1915, Hooge was rarely out of the newspapers, and the
fierce battles that took place here - including the first use of
the dreaded "Flamenwerfer" against British troops - are described
in a series of chapters supported by maps and contemporary
accounts. Also recounted are the exploits of Canadian troops in
June 1916, when valuable ground was lost and almost immediately
recaptured. (In one incident, the Princess Patricia's Canadian
Light Infantry came very close to losing their regimental colour to
the Germans.) Rather less violent, but typical aspects of World War
I life are covered with sections of a trench raid (1918) and the
usual routine of an engineer officer in the trenches. The guide
directs readers to view certain areas and explains what they would
be seeing more than 70 years ago - whether it would be the British
or German lines. Names that were given to geographical features at
the time of the fighting are explained, together with military
terms and methods of operation.
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