News & Events: Recent Books & Media Publications
This page
will list recent and upcoming publications (books and other media) that could be
helpful to battlefield tourists. If you have any knowledge of publications
that should be included, please contact me.
American Battlefields of World War I:
Château-Thierry--Then and Now.
David Homsher, Battlefield Productions, San
Mateo, California, 2006. I have not seen a copy of the book yet, but after
corresponding with David for several years, I believe that this 304-page labor
of love will cover that battlefield in great detail. He was advertising a
pre-publication special of $34.95 through December 31, 2005. Interested
readers should contact David at
www.battlegroundpro.com.
Major & Mrs. Holt's Concise Illustrated Battlefield Guide:
The Western Front -- South.
Pen & Sword Books, London, 2005. I just received this book, and have had
little time to read it in depth. It appears to have good general sections
on the Meuse-Argonne and St. Mihiel Salients--the two portions I've looked
at--especially for an English book. However, most of the sites described
appear to be the well-known preserved areas or sites marked by a monument.
If you really want to get into the details of a very specific area--such as the
exact location in which Capt. X captured a German trench--you're still going to
have to consult the various divisional histories. When I purchased my
copy, it was not yet available in the U.S. I easily ordered my copy
through www.amazon.co.uk. I would
guess this will change in the near future.
La face cachée: Empreintes de l'armée
allemand. (The Hidden Face: Traces of the German Army)
Jean-Luc Kaluzko, Frédéric Radet and Gérard Dalmaz, YSEC Éditions,
France, 2005. This is a great new edition of an already-fabulous (French)
book that appeared in 2000 by two of the three authors. It documents,
using 250 photographs, the remaining traces of Germany's occupation from the
Argonne to the St. Mihiel Salient. The new version also has a CD ROM with
about 2,000 additional photographs. At a price of 29,50 Euros (before
postage) it is expensive, but worth it. My only complaint: It is of
limited use for battlefield visitors, because the locations of most of the
photographs are not revealed in detail. However, the book does document
what one can still see--if one knows where to look--of the German occupation of
this part of France during the war. It can be ordered from the following
website: www.ysec.fr. Google can
help you translate the webpage.
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