The retreat from Mons, 1914 : South : Etreux to the Marne / Jon Cooksey and Jerry Murland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cooksey, Jon, author.

Murland, Jerry, author.

Series:

Battle Lines : the Western Front by car, by bike and on foot

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Army. British Expeditionary Force--History.

Great Britain.

Mons, 1st Battle of, Mons, Belgium, 1914.

Le Cateau, Battle of, Le Cateau, France, 1914.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (154 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England : Pen & Sword Military, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Retreat from Mons 1914: South is the second volume in Pen & Sword's Battle Lines series to cover the opening campaign of the Great War. It is the essential companion for every visitor who is keen to retrace the path taken by the British Expeditionary Force immediately after the outbreak of the conflict - all the important battle sites of the second stage of the retreat are featured here. Expert guides Jon Cooksey and Jerry Murland take visitors over a series of routes that can be walked, biked or driven, explaining the fighting that occurred at each place in vivid detail. They describe wha

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction and Acknowledgements; A Note on the British Army of 1914; Ranks Used in the British and German Armies; Visiting Military Cemeteries; Historical Context; Following the Retreat; Using this Guidebook; Stage One: Etreux to Guise; Stage Two: Cerizy to Compiègne; Stage Three: Rethondes to Villers-Cotterêts; Stage Four: Boursonne to Doue; Further Reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 28, 2014).

ISBN:

9781473840768

1473840767

9781473840232

1473840236