In Heroes' Footsteps : A Walker's Guide to the Battlefields of the World

This definitive guide to 17 of the world's most celebrated battle sites combines vivid illustrations & dramatic photography for the armchair traveler, with practical guidance for the visitor. Reconstruction maps showing troop movements are combined with personal, firsthand accounts to bring these significant military campaigns to life. A tour route includes key features & points of interest for each battle. Includes: Constantinople (1453); Culloden (1746); Fort George (1813-14); Balaklava (1854); Bull Run (1861); Chickamauga (1863); Vicksburg (1863); Little Bighorn (1876); Rorke's Drift (1879); Verdun (1916) & Vimy Ridge (1917); The Blitz (1940-41); Arnhem (1944); Warsaw (1944); Guam (1944); Berlin (1945); & Hue (1968).Newark, Tim is the author of 'In Heroes' Footsteps : A Walker's Guide to the Battlefields of the World', published 2005 under ISBN 9780756793968 and ISBN 0756793963.