mjh Posted 4 July , 2007 Share Posted 4 July , 2007 Does any forum member happen to know when this book will be available to buy please? You can pre-order it on Amazon, but it does not give a publication date. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjustice Posted 4 July , 2007 Share Posted 4 July , 2007 Ooooh. Didn't know one was on the way. I have the Somme panoramas; only book that sits in my lounge. Does any forum member happen to know when this book will be available to buy please? You can pre-order it on Amazon, but it does not give a publication date. Thanks Kind Regards, SMJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 4 July , 2007 Share Posted 4 July , 2007 Does any forum member happen to know when this book will be available to buy please? You can pre-order it on Amazon, but it does not give a publication date. My Amazon order confirmation quotes a despatch date of 26 July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halder Posted 5 July , 2007 Share Posted 5 July , 2007 Should be any day because a review copy landed on my desk this morning. It's beautifully produced with excellent maps, great images and moving accounts. At a first glance, well worth the £30 asking price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 5 July , 2007 Share Posted 5 July , 2007 At a first glance, well worth the £30 asking price. Mine is only costing me £19.80 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halder Posted 5 July , 2007 Share Posted 5 July , 2007 Mine is only costing me £19.80 ... Ach, God bless Amazon. It does, however, impact on an author's royalties. Although if you sell more at a cheaper price, it should balance it out (or that's the theory...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vectisitch Posted 8 July , 2007 Share Posted 8 July , 2007 yep just ordered mine from amazon.they did a deal on this book with the german army at Passchendaele by jack sheldon for 37.50.Cant wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 8 July , 2007 Share Posted 8 July , 2007 yep just ordered mine from amazon.they did a deal on this book with the german army at Passchendaele by jack sheldon for 37.50. I ordered the same combination. It's actually £37.30, which is no additional saving on their separate prices for the individual books. Great value for the latest from two superb authors, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vectisitch Posted 8 July , 2007 Share Posted 8 July , 2007 yes but they are quoting me delivery between 7th/22nd of august Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 8 July , 2007 Share Posted 8 July , 2007 I've just received an e-mail telling me that my copy has been despatched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick D Posted 8 July , 2007 Share Posted 8 July , 2007 Don't wish to gloat, but Amazon have e-mailed today (Sunday ?) to say it has been posted out to me !! Mick D snap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick D Posted 9 July , 2007 Share Posted 9 July , 2007 Received mine today ! Initial thoughts are - a splendid book, 450 pages of text, photographs, line drawings and maps. It follows the same pattern as his earlier 'Somme' book. This will keep me entertained for a long time !! Mick D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithmroberts Posted 10 July , 2007 Share Posted 10 July , 2007 They still have mine as "dispatching soon" with delivery likely 16th -18th July. I am standing by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Hesketh Posted 10 July , 2007 Share Posted 10 July , 2007 Looks like I'll have to blow the dust off the plastic again.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 11 July , 2007 Share Posted 11 July , 2007 My copy arrived yesterday. Now I just need time to read it ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salientpoints Posted 11 July , 2007 Share Posted 11 July , 2007 Well folks in true form to previous announcements, yes here is the long awaited Ypres follow up to the massive "Battlefields of the First World War". Following in the footsteps of the original book and Somme companion edition out now is the title timely published (for once!) to commemorate the Battle of Passchendaele. Herewith the official blurb: "Today, concertina'd into a single sombre entity known as Passchendaele, the British 1917 offensives in Belgian Flanders have entered the English language as the epitome of all that was both wretched and noble about the Great War. Collectively known as the Third Battle of Ypres, the fighting raged from early June until mid-November, and revealed new depths of tragedy, heights of gallantry, astonishing stoicism, humour, loss, grief, and terrible human suffering. The remains of no less than 200,000 soldiers still lie unfound within the narrow boundaries of the battlefield of Passchendaele. The German panoramas - many of which have not seen the light of day since the end of the war - match and often surpass the Imperial War Museum for both scale and quality. Like their British equivalents, they were taken at huge personal risk by specialist photographers. All the panoramas reveal what no other photographs can - the view beyond the trench parapet - and a great deal more. Also included are unpublished testimony, letters and memoirs from all the different regiments who served at Passchendaele, sourced from the regimental archives across the United Kingdom, Ireland and elsewhere; stunning mapping, plans and diagrams throughout; and equivalent aerial photographs." Some interesting points; 250 Photographs, 2 double gatefolds and over 40 extraordinary panoramas - including newly discovered, unseen panoramas from the German archives At a whopping 468pp it's certainly better value the The Somme edition, slightly more expensive at RRP £30 but well worth it. Have to say shame the Vimy edition didn't make 2007.... ISBN 9781845294229 Hopefully the original version will also be re-issued for 2008, can we /should we make a poll on the forum for this so the publisher might like to take note? If anyone is intersted Peter Barton will be in Ypres at the end of July with Richard Van Emden signing copies of their books in the bookshops over 28/29th July. There is also the fantastic chance to win a set of both signed copies that are also signed by Harry Patch, Passchendaele veteran! Cheers Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw Posted 11 July , 2007 Share Posted 11 July , 2007 And can be ordered via this Forum for a bit of a discount and with free p&p . Looks like a no brainer. I'm sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick D Posted 11 July , 2007 Share Posted 11 July , 2007 Mine only cost £17.50 ! ha ha Mick D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick D Posted 11 July , 2007 Share Posted 11 July , 2007 salientpoints- you mention-'Hopefully the original version will also be re-issued for 2008' What are you referring to ? Mick D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salientpoints Posted 11 July , 2007 Share Posted 11 July , 2007 salientpoints- you mention-'Hopefully the original version will also be re-issued for 2008' What are you referring to ? Mick D The first book of the "series" which is currently out of print, http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...c=29569&hl= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick D Posted 11 July , 2007 Share Posted 11 July , 2007 thank you for replying I have that one, is there a volume on Vimy in the pipeline ? Mick D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Banning Posted 11 July , 2007 Share Posted 11 July , 2007 I have that one, is there a volume on Vimy in the pipeline ? Blimey, give us a chance! Vimy/Arras volume just getting underway. Will come out sometime in 2008. Thanks Jeremy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick D Posted 11 July , 2007 Share Posted 11 July , 2007 Hurry up! Mick D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic Posted 12 July , 2007 Share Posted 12 July , 2007 if you look on the Constable / Robinson web site there is also another publication due next year entitled "Somme n/e" - anybody know what this book is - a new "somme" edition maybe ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Henschke Posted 12 July , 2007 Share Posted 12 July , 2007 Can anyone tell me if this book has the panoramas in a CD, please? Chris Henschke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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