Ypres: Great Battles

by Mark Connelly and Stefan Goebel

In 1914, Ypres was a sleepy Belgian city admired for its magnificent Gothic architecture. The arrival of the rival armies in October 1914 transformed it into a place known throughout the world, each of the combatants associating the place with it its own particular palette of values and imagery. It is now at the heart of First World War battlefield tourism, with much of its economy devoted to serving the interests of visitors from across the world...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198713371
• ISBN13: 9780198713371
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.4"