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Books on Antarctica and the World. Includes Shackleton's book on his adventure, a book of the classic photos from Shackleton's expedition, and a spectacular book of historic photos in the Royal Geographical Society's collections.
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T & V Holt Associates. These excellent guides and maps highlight some of the major battle campaigns of WWI and WWII. Coupled with the appropriate battlefield maps, a visitor has all they need to plan and tour the battlefields.
Each guide includes:
Approach Routes and recommended, timed Itineraries
Sketch maps in all the Itineraries
Historical background to the battles
The plans for and what actually happened during the campaigns
Locates memorials, both large and small
Locates museums, batteries and bunkers
Locates American, Commonwealth. German and Polish Cemeteries and Veterans' Commemorative Associations
Useful tourist information
150+ full colour illustrations throughout
More than 250 pages for each guide
Each guide comes complete with the full-sized map listed below the guides (no map with the Western Front guides).
Each map includes:
The battlefields in detail and in four colours.
All the locations in the guide books are map referenced to, and shown on, the maps.
Battle lines and, where appropriate, fighting formations.
Detailed colour coded indexes with information on people, memorials, museums and cemeteries.
Gallipoli. WWI battlefield in Turkey, subject of the very popular movie "Gallipoli." The guide is 272 pages, 190 color illustrations. The map is 1:73,000 + inset maps. T & V Holt Associates. One side has a map of the whole of the Gallipoli Peninsula area from the Gulf of Saros in the north to Troy and Achilles' Tomb in the south, and Suvla Point in the west to Cannakale in the east. On that same side are the indexes which are colour-coded in the same format as all the other maps in the series, showing cemeteries, monuments, battlefield sites, craters, defence structures, etc.
On the other side are expanded maps of the three main battle areas: Suvla Bay at 1:43,000, Helles at 1:33,500 and ANZAC at 1:22,300. Size is 19 x 28".
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65-45971-GA
Guide + Map.
$24.95
65-45971-GAM
Map only.
$6.95
Market-Garden Campaign, Arnhem. The guide is 288 pages, 238 color illustrations, 6 sketch maps. The map is 1:180,000. The main map shows the whole of the Market Garden corridor of operations from Arnhem in the north to Leopoldsburg in the south and from Vught in the west to Overloon in the east. Includes locations of 230 memorials, 12 museums, and 42 military cemeteries. Size is 19 x 28".
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64-19961-MA
Guide + Map.
$26.95
64-19961-MAM
Map only.
$6.95
Normandy Beaches. The guide (4th ed.) is 272 pages, 172 color illustrations, 12 sketch maps and diagrams. The map is 1:116,000 + inset maps. On one side at a scale of 1:116,000 are shown The British Landing Beaches from Bayeux in the west to Ouistreham (covering GOLD,JUNO and SWORD) plus the 6th BR AB DZs from Pegasus Bridge to Dives.
On the other side at a scale of 1:116,000 are shown the US AE DZs around Ste Mère Eglise and Ste Marie du Mont and the US Landing Beaches, UTAH and OMAHA. Size is 19 x 28".
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64-56971-NO
Normandy Landing Beaches Guide + Map.
$24.95
64-56971-NOM
Map only.
$6.95
Somme. The guide (4th ed.) is 288 pages, 258 color illustrations, 5 sketch maps. The map is 1:70,000 + inset maps. On one side the main map shows the whole of the Somme battle area from Bullecourt in the north to Amiens in the south and from Doullens in the west to Péronne in the east. Also on this side are the colour coded indexes and the map of the 1918 sector from Villers Bretonneux to Cantigny.
On the other side at a scale of 1:40,000 the battle area mostly, but not exclusively, associated with the 1 July 1916 operations is shown in great detail. There are about 125 memorials shown as well as over 150 cemeteries, 11 museums and a host of general information. Size is 19 x 28".
Sample from the map.
64-56971-SO
Guide + Map.
$22.95
64-56971-SOM
Map only.
$6.95
Western Front Battlefield Guides.
64-56971-WFN
Battle Field Guide to the Western Front: North. 2004. 288 pages, 226 color pictures, 16 maps.
$31.95
64-56971-WFS
Battle Field Guide to the Western Front: South. 2005. 368 pages, 390 color illustrations, 19 maps.
$29.99
Ypres Salient. Belgium WWI battlefield guide and map. The guide (5th ed.) is 288 pages, 212 color illustrations and 7 sketch maps. nbsp1:45,000 + inset maps. T & V Holt Associates, 2004. Detailed map, centred on Ypres and extending to Passendale and Ploegsteert, showing the present day road network overprinted with extensive information relating to World War I: front lines from various stages of the war, memorials, war cemeteries, museums, etc. On the reverse, there is an index to the information shown by the overprint, list of museums, war cemeteries, winners of the Victoria Cross, etc. Size is 19 x 22.
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In Flanders Fields: A Tourist's Map of West Flanders Military Heritage (In Flanders Fields: Kaart voor militair erfgoed in West-Vlaanderen). 1:100,000. IGN, Belgium. A regional road map with numerous symbols denoting battlefields, military museums, castles, forts, mine craters, monuments, cemeteries, and much more. Also shown is a listing of cemeteries and which nationality is buried at each. Multilingual legend, including English.
64-1968
1 sheet, folded.
$14.95
A Guide to the Western Front. Footstep Maps, Australia. The map has a main map, a collection of inset maps, photographs and descriptive text. The main map gives an overview during different stages of the war. Inset maps are current road maps around major battlefield areas (Verdun, etc.) with battlefield information, museums, cemeteries, etc. 112 x 89 cm.
64-19660
1 sheet, folded
$18.95
Military Tourism in Belgium. 1:250,000. IGN, Belgium. A folded map showing battlefields, fortifications and sites of military interest from the 11th Century onwards. Includes a booklet with an index of all places marked. In French and Flemish only.
64-19661
1 sheet, folded.
$15.95
WWI Trench maps for Belgium. 1:10,000/1:20,000. G.H. Smith. A series of British Army trench maps from the WWI, reproduced at approximately 7/10th size. The maps show both the British and the enemy trenches. Several of the maps also indicate supply and ammunition dumps, machine gun and trench mortar emplacements, observation posts, etc. The maps have a bilingual legend for terms found on the map.
64-1969-01
#28 NW - Ypres. 1:20,000. Trench data as of 1/4/1917.
$12.95
64-1969-02
Arras - 51B-NW-3. 1:10,000.
$12.95
64-1969-03
Beaumont - 57D-SE-1/2. 1:10,000.
$12.95
64-1969-04
Bixschoote - 20-SW-4. 1:10,000. Trenches correct as of 6/13/1917.
$12.95
64-1969-05
Gheluvelt - 28-NE-3. 1:10,000. Trenches correct as of 1/4/1917.
$12.95
64-1969-06
Hebuterne - 57D-NE-3/4. 1:10,000.
$12.95
64-1969-07
Honnecourt - 57B-SW-3. 1:10,000.
$12.95
64-1969-08
Houplines - 36-NW-2 & 36-NE-1 (parts of both). 1:10,000.
$12.95
64-1969-09
Lens - 36C-SW-1. 1:10,000.
$12.95
64-1969-10
Messine - 28-SW-2/4 (parts). 1:10,000. Trenches correct as of 1/4/1917.
$12.95
64-1969-11
Ploegsteert - 28-SW-4. 1:10,000. Trenches correct as of 1/4/1917. This map is a geologic/topo map showing how the geology limits location of the trenches (no soil strength).
$12.95
64-1969-12
Roclincourt - 51B-NW-1. 1:10,000.
$12.95
64-1969-13
Thiepval Wood - 57B-SE-2/4 (parts). 1:10,000. Royal Engineers hand-drawn and annotated map from 1/7/1916.
$12.95
64-1969-14
Wytschaete - 28-SW-2. 1:10,000. Trenches correct as of 1/4/1917.
$12.95
64-1969-15
Zillebeke - 28-NW-4 & 28-NE-3 (parts). 1:10,000.
$12.95
(Belgium) Map of Waterloo 1815 Battlefield. 1:8,000. Geocart. A map of this historic battlefield showing deployment of the French and Allied forces. Includes a short text booklet.
Gold Beach. June 6th, 1944, (time unkown) West of La Rivière at King Red Sector. This aerial photograph shows large numbers of British troops landing on Gold Beach.
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64-5638-GO
Paper
$12.95
64-5638-GOL
Laminated.
$24.95
Gold Beach Panorama. June 6th, 1944, (time unkown). Taken from a higher altitude, this air photo offers a panoramic view of Gold Beach landing area.
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64-5638-GP
Paper
$12.95
64-5638-GPL
Laminated.
$24.95
Juno Beach. June 6th, 1944, (time unkown). This aerial photograph shows British and Canadian troops landing on Juno Beach and beginning their breakout past the port of Courseilles -sur-Mer..
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64-5638-JU
Paper
$12.95
64-5638-JUL
Laminated.
$24.95
Mulberry Harbour. October 2nd, 1944, (No time recorded) Arromanches. Oblique aerial photograph of the British Mulberry Harbour. Constructed of concrete caissons and pontoons, the harbours made the whole Normandy campaign subsequent to the D-Day landings possible.
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64-5638-MU
Paper
$12.95
64-5638-MUL
Laminated.
$24.95
American Troops landing on Omaha Beach. June 6th, 1944, 12:15, Les Moulin's between Dog Red and Easy Green Sectors. This aerial photograph shows American troops landing on Omaha Beach.
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64-5638-OM
Paper
$12.95
64-5638-OML
Laminated.
$24.95
Pegasus Bridge. June 15th, 1944, 07.00, West of Ranville. To the extreme left is Pegasus Bridge, as captured by British 6th Airborne Division in the first few minutes of D-Day, 6 June 1944. To the right can be seen the Orne River bridge and Horsa gliders.
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Ste Marie du Mont D-Day topo map. 1:12,500. Covering the area between Utah and Omaha beaches, this map gives an extraordinary insight into the observational qualities of the photographic interpreters. This edition dated 19 May, 1944 has been updated since the previous edition with new defences picked up from the photography.
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64-5636-ST
Paper
$74.95
64-5636-STL
Laminated.
$84.95
Maps of the D-Day Landing Beaches. April, 1944 (reprinted 2005). Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty, reprinted by UK Hydrographic Office. UKHO has printed for the second time the archive maps originally made by the Admiralty for the planning stages of the D-Day landings, showing the minute detail the defenses along the coastline of Sword, Juno, Gold, Omaha, and Utah beaches.
The five maps are folded into an A4 size presentation wallet, with text explaining the role of the hydrographic surveyors gathering information under the cover of darkness across the Channel.
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Battle of Alsace Historical Map. 1:200,000. Michelin. This is a reprint map of a 1947 Michelin map which was produced to celebrate the liberation of France. The map shows the 1947 Michelin road map of the Alsace with the Allied and Axis troop movements and battle sites marked for Nov. 1944 through March 1945. Descriptive text is in the margins. Bilingual.
64-56916
1 sheet, folded
$10.95
Battle of Normandy Historical Map. 1:200,000. Michelin. This is a reprint map of a 1944 Michelin map showing the Battle of Normandy. The map shows the Allied and Axis troop movements and battle sites. Bilingual..
64-56917
1 sheet, folded
$12.95
Battle of Provence Historical Map. 1:200,000. Michelin. This is a reprint map of a 1947 Michelin map which was produced to celebrate the liberation of France. The map shows the battle sites and troop movements for the August 1944 battle. Bilingual..
64-56918
1 sheet, folded
$10.95
(France) D-Day 6-6-44 Historical Map. IGN. One of several commemorative maps published to mark the 60th anniversary of D-Day.
The main map is based on a 1:100,000 road map and is overprinted to show the regiments, divisions etc. involved in the invasion and their respective landing points along the Normandy coast. The ground held and battle fronts existing after 24 hours are indicated and a small inset map shows the progression of the front up to 18th August 1944. Another map shows the location of the monuments, cemeteries and museums in the region.
The legend and additional text briefly outlining the Operation Overlord plan is in German, French and English.
64-56915
1 sheet, folded
$9.95
France 1939-1945 Map. IGN. This map uses a present-day map with information overlain showing the locations and movements of both Allied and Axis troops during WWII. Also shows the locations of current monuments, cemetaries, etc. The reverse side has text information on various battles and sites. In French, with English legend on the main map. Size is 120 x 100 cm..
64-56920
1 sheet, folded
$9.95
Battle of Saint-Malo Historical Map (Bataille de Saint-Malo). 1:40,000. IGN, 1994. This map is a reproduction of a 1944 era map showing the troop movements and battle sites for the Battle of Saint-Malo from August 2 to September 2 1944. In French.
Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914-1916 voyage with the Endurance is one of the greatest survival adventures of all time. In August of 1914, Shackleton and 27 crew set sail to cross the Antarctic continent on foot. Before reaching the continent the Endurance was trapped in pack ice and slowly crushed. Over the next 20 months Shackleton and the crew managed to survive, culminating in the 800 mile voyage in the 22-foot open lifeboat James Caird to South Georgia Island which led to their rescue. Listed below are some of the best books on the voyage as well as posters printed from original negatives from the voyage.
These posters are reprinted from original photographs and negatives in the British Royal Geographic Society's archives. Printed on off-white heavy-duty poster paper these prints are ideal for framing.
"Long Long Night" Poster. Royal Geographic Society, 2001. The Endurance in this photo looks like a ghost ship, the ice that trapped her adding to the spookiness of the situation. The night is long, very long, nearly four months long, the Antarctic Winter. Hurley's picture is a masterpiece of night-time photography. Size is 80 x 100 cm.
66-1988-LL
1 sheet, flat
$18.95
"Relaying the James Caird" Poster. Royal Geographic Society, 2001. It depicts a moment in the relaying of one of the Endurance safety boats, the James Caird, that Shackleton's men salvaged from their ship and that was essential in saving the lives of all the men on the expedition. Size is 90 x 70 cm.
66-1988-RE
1 sheet, flat
$18.95
"The End" Poster. Royal Geographic Society, 2001. This photo of the wreck of the Endurance, with the dogs tied to their lashes represents the final goodbye to the ship and eloquently expresses what Shackleton's crew must have felt on the eve of the march that finally saved their lives. Size is 85 x 52 cm.
66-1988-EN
1 sheet, flat
$18.95
"Pressure Ridge" Poster. It portrays the trapped Endurance as seen from behind a pressure ridge that developed nearby.
"South With Endurance." By Frank Hurley. Bloomsbury Pub. Ltd., 2004. The story of Shackleton's Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-1917 is so amazing that without Frank Hurley's photos we probably wouldn't believe it! The Endurance was trapped for months and then finally crushed by the ice and left the crew stranded on the ice floes of the Weddell Sea. Shackleton managed to reach Elephant Island and from there sailed through one of the roughest pieces of sea to get to South Georgia on a small boat. He succeeded and managed to organise a rescue team to go and pick up the men that had stayed on Elephant Island. It was an incredibile feat.
It is extremely remarkable that we can actually see these photos today. There must have been many occasions during their struggle when the crew could have destroyed the glass plates and film that added to the weight of the sledges they needed to haul. The negatives reside at the Royal Geographical Society and are still capable of reproducing beautiful prints.
Even for those fully acquainted with the details of the Endurance expedition, this book will renew the awe such an incredible story inspires. Paperback.
66-1995-SO
Book
$27.95
South: The Endurance Expedition. Ernest Shackleton. Penguin Books, 2004. In 1914 veteran explorer Ernest Shackleton set out to become the first to traverse the entire Antarctic continent. However, their ship, the Endurance, became stuck in the ice field and was slowly crushed, leaving the crew marooned on the polar ice. In a breathtaking, seemingly endless struggle against the elements, Shackleton leads his team on a brutal quest for survival in the most unforgiving environment imaginable - freezing, treacherous seas of gargantuan waves, mountainous glaciers and relentless cold. Paperback, 464 pages.
66-1995-SP
Book
$12
"To the Ends of the Earth" book. Bloomsbury Pub. Ltd., 2005. A magnificent celebration of 175 years of the Royal Geographical Society, from the early expeditions of Livingstone and Stanley in Africa, Younghusband in Tibet and Freya Stark in the Middle East, to the postwar achievements of Hunt and Hillary on Everest.
This superb book assembles a stunning visual record - including maps, original documents and artifacts, as well as more than 400 photographs (the majority in full colour) - that the RGS and those it has sponsored have gathered throughout its history. The quality and breadth of coverage make this a spectacular record of events and an unrivalled resource which is not only fascinating to read but breathtaking to look at.
Emphasising the human dimension of the RGS's work, the book is a tribute to the determination and sense of purpose of those whose life and work have been closely associated with the Society.
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