Published: 6th Dec 17 2nd edition 112 pages Published to coincide with the
centenary of the end of World War I, this new, thoroughly revised edition of
Bradt's World War I Battlefields is the only compact practical travel guide to
cover both French and Belgian battlefield sites. Produced in a lightweight and
portable format, the guide features all the main memorials and museums alongside
practical information on how to book the best guided tours or find the resting
place of family members lost in battle. New for this edition are updates on
special projects opened in 2017 to mark the centenary of the Battles of Arras,
Vimy Ridge and Cambrai, along with new walking or cycling trails based on major
sites and towns or on 'themes' such as well-known wartime poets, including the
90-km long Remembrance Cycle Trail linking Arras and Amiens. Also new are
child-friendly tour suggestions, information on new apps to aid independent
exploration, and details of the new HI Belgium Pass. Also included in this new
edition is information on the new poppy cenotaph in Ypres, a full list of events
to commemorate the Battles of Messines and Passchendaele, the new 14-18 trail
created with 1/25 scale models at Mini-Europe, Brussels, the Menin Road
exhibition, Flanders Fields by boat tours and a special focus on Women of the
War. More than 100 countries took part in World War One, and this guide covers
information relevant to many, from Australia and New Zealand to South Africa,
Canada and the USA. New for this edition are details of the new information
centre focusing on Arras and the Battle of Vimy Ridge, the Sir John Monash
Centre and the Marne 14-18 Interpretation Centre. The authors, John Ruler and
Emma Thomson, are both members of the British Guild of Travel Writers and have
each previously written a Bradt guide on the area.