The Battlefield Walker's Handbook

The Battlefield Walker's Handbook

by Donald Featherstone (Author)

Synopsis

This book is an essential guide for those new to this popular pastime and will also prove invaluable to the more experienced battlefield walker who wishes to explore specific battle scenes in greater detail. The author has selected eleven wars, in six different countries, concentrating on specific battles noted for their colour, interest and historic value. He gives extensive details covering the background history of the battles in question, as well as adding his own memories and anecdotes, illustrating them with maps and photographs.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Edition: First
Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
Published: 25 Oct 2004

ISBN 10: 1861267169
ISBN 13: 9781861267160

Media Reviews
'The Battlefield Walker's Handbook is a product of a lifetime's research... a hymn to the excitement of historical research, of standing where the great figures of English history stood.' Battlefields Review
Author Bio
Donald Featherstone saw active service in the Royal Tank Regiment in North Africa and Italy during the Second World War. For most of the post-war era he has explored the historical battlefields of the world, 'walking' about 300 of them. He is a pioneer of wargaming, and has written several books on the subject, along with more than twenty on military history. Resident - Southampton