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McGibbon, I. C. 1947-

The Western Front : a guide to New Zealand battlefields and memorials / Ian McGibbon. - 199 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 21 cm

"Revised and updated edition"--Page 8.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Visiting the battlefields -- Passchendaele-Polygon Wood -- Messines-La Basseville -- Armentières -- Arras -- Somme -- Advance to Le Quesnoy -- Marfaux and back areas.

"The Western Front, where New Zealand fought its deadliest military campaign, contains some of the most significant sites in the story of New Zealand's First World War - the Somme, Messines, Passchendaele and Le Quesnoy. It introduces the battlefields, cemeteries and memorials, detailing the stories behind each and offering historical overviews of New Zealand's involvement"--Publisher information.

ISBN: 9780143572015 : $25.00

Subjects--Topical Terms:
World War, 1914-1918--Battlefields--France--Guidebooks.
World War, 1914-1918--Battlefields--Belgium--Guidebooks.
World War, 1914-1918--Monuments--France--Guidebooks.
World War, 1914-1918--Monuments--Belgium--Guidebooks.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Western Front.
World War, 1914-1918--New Zealand.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
France--Guidebooks.
Belgium--Guidebooks.
New Zealand--History, Military.

Dewey Class. No.: 940.46544