Riding The Retreat: Mons to the Marne 1914 Revisited
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Author: Richard Holmes
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 336
In this extraordinary blend of military history and contemporary travelogue, Richard Holmes recounts his journey tracing the route along which the British retreated and the Germans advanced during one of the most dramatic military episodes of the First World War. The retreat of the British Expeditionary Force from Mons in the early months of the First World War is one of the great dramas of European history. Blending his recreation of the military campaign with contemporary testimony and an account of his own ride over the route, Richard Holmes takes the reader on a unique journey - to glimpse the summer the old world ended.
Author: Richard Holmes
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 336
In this extraordinary blend of military history and contemporary travelogue, Richard Holmes recounts his journey tracing the route along which the British retreated and the Germans advanced during one of the most dramatic military episodes of the First World War. The retreat of the British Expeditionary Force from Mons in the early months of the First World War is one of the great dramas of European history. Blending his recreation of the military campaign with contemporary testimony and an account of his own ride over the route, Richard Holmes takes the reader on a unique journey - to glimpse the summer the old world ended.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Richard Holmes
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 336
In this extraordinary blend of military history and contemporary travelogue, Richard Holmes recounts his journey tracing the route along which the British retreated and the Germans advanced during one of the most dramatic military episodes of the First World War. The retreat of the British Expeditionary Force from Mons in the early months of the First World War is one of the great dramas of European history. Blending his recreation of the military campaign with contemporary testimony and an account of his own ride over the route, Richard Holmes takes the reader on a unique journey - to glimpse the summer the old world ended.
Author: Richard Holmes
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 336
In this extraordinary blend of military history and contemporary travelogue, Richard Holmes recounts his journey tracing the route along which the British retreated and the Germans advanced during one of the most dramatic military episodes of the First World War. The retreat of the British Expeditionary Force from Mons in the early months of the First World War is one of the great dramas of European history. Blending his recreation of the military campaign with contemporary testimony and an account of his own ride over the route, Richard Holmes takes the reader on a unique journey - to glimpse the summer the old world ended.
Riding The Retreat: Mons to the Marne 1914 Revisited
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