Buy my latest books on the Battle of the Lys
I have acquired some copies of my two latest books from the publisher and can offer them at a great price. Each book currently sells for £12.48 plus postage at Amazon and has a cover…
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New book on the April 1918 Battle of the Lys
I am very pleased to report today that I have received the first printed copies of my new book. Produced by Pen & Sword for the “Battleground” series, it covers the southern half of the…
New to the Long, Long Trail: article on the British base at Le Havre and Harfleur
Readers may find this article on the primary British and Commonwealth base at Le Havre and Harfleur to be of interest.
Video tutorials now available at the Long, Long Trail
I have begun to add a series of video tutorials to the Long, Long Trail, to help in your research of British and Commonwealth soldiers of the First World War. See Videos
Reorganisation of Yeomanry in 1917
During 1917 the various Yeomanry units that were in training at home underwent a considerable reorganisation. See full details at Reorganisation of Yeomanry at home, 1917
The front line village of Fauquissart
Details of Fauquissart and its place in the history of the Great War has now been added to the Long, Long Trail’s gazetteer of the Western Front: Fauquissart
“Chronology of the Great War” added to the Long, Long Trail
A chronology or timeline of the principal events of the Great War has been added to the Long, Long Trail. It covers, month by month, the period from August 1914 to November 1918. See Chronology…
Added to our gazetteer of the Western Front – Travecy
Latest addition to the Long, Long Trail is in the “Gazetteer of the Western Front” section and is about the village of Travecy, which saw an epic last-stand battle on 21 March 1918 Travecy
Forum offline for a while
Please note that I have taken the Long, Long Trail’s own forum offline for some technical development work. This may take me a while as it is a fundamental change to the underlying technology. Meanwhile…
Want a signed copy of my book “German defeat on the Lys, 1918”?
I have acquired some more new copies of my book “The Battle for Flanders: German defeat on the Lys, 1918” from the publisher and can offer them at a great price. The book has a…