The medieval city of Ypres will forever be associated with the Great
War, especially by the British. From 1914 to 1918 it was the key strong
point in the northern sector of the Western Front, and the epic story of
its defense has taken on almost legendary status. The city and the
surrounding battlefields are also among the most visited sites on the
Western Front, and Paul Reed's walking guide is an essential travellng
companion for anyone who is eager to explore them either on foot, by
bike or by car. His classic book, first published as Walking the Salient
over ten years ago, is the result of a lifetime's research into the
battles for Ypres and the Flemish landscape over which they were fought.
He guides the walker to all the key locations - Ypres itself, Yser,
Sanctuary Wood, Bellewaarde Ridge, Zillebeke, Hill 60, Passchendaele,
Messines, Kemmel and Ploegsteert are all covered. There are walks to
notable sites behind the lines, around Poperinghe, Vlamertinghe and
Brandhoek. And, for this second edition which he has revised, updated
and expanded, he has provided new photographs and included two entirely
new walks covering the Langemarck and Potijze areas.
Walking Ypres brings the visitor not only to the places where the armies
clashed but to the landscape of monuments, cemeteries and villages that
make the Ypres battlefields among the most memorable sites of the Great
War.
