To all those visiting the Long, Long Trail I give you my warmest welcome and best wishes during these troubling times. For those who are in isolation and in need of things to do and…
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During November 2019 the Long, Long Trail welcomed a total of 59,267 unique visitors. Some came back for more, registering a total of 75,134 visits. Not bad for a hobby site! #lifeswork #labouroflove
Today’s addition to the Long, Long Trail’s gazetteer of the Western Front is about Brandhoek, a hamlet between Ypres and Poperinge that developed into a major medical centre. See Gazetteer of the Western Front: Brandhoek
For many years, payments received from Amazon have helped keep this website alive. Any time a user clicks through one of the affiliate links and then buys something from Amazon, a small cash payment has…
I used to greatly enjoy the seminars organised by the Western Front Association and attended them each year from 1992 to 2001. In many ways they encouraged my interest in the subject and built my…
Get one while you can! I have acquired a few new copies of my first book, “The Battle for Flanders: German defeat on the Lys 1918“, and am offering them at a very reasonable price….
I have today launched the first, experimental, edition of my website newsletter “Napoo!” It is free to view and download at this link
Brian Morris, 22 January 1937 – 15 June 2018 It is with much regret that I report the recent death of long-term Western Front Association member Brian Morris, following serious illness. He was a close friend…
Latest addition to the site: the story of the French village of Borre near Hazebouck Gazetteer of the Western Front: Borre
The introduction of compulsory military service in 1916 brought with it a need to consider the rights of men who had genuine objection to such service on moral, religious or political grounds. Certain parts of…