Of the several magazine-style part-works that appeared after the Great
War and before the Second Word War, 'Twenty Years After - The
Battlefields of 1914-1918 Then & Now' stands out as exceptional in its
scope, and groundbreaking in its concept of placing original wartime
photographic images alongside those taken in the late 1930s. Those
images from the 1930s show a very different battlefield to that seen
today, with many of the scars of war still evident, including some
showing - amazingly, in today's politically correct world - piles of
ordnance dug up by the local French population, that was available for
purchase at the side of the road! Alongside the atmospheric images is an
extensive text, describing many operations and locations on all Fronts,
but mainly France & Flanders. With its thousands of superb photographs,
this is a fine reference work.
'Twenty Years After - The Battlefields of 1914-1918 Then & Now' is not a
publishing curiosity but a fascinating piece of Great War history that
is still of much value today.