WW1 1914-2014 Centenary thread (2 Viewers)

Guys, this is the new National War Memorial that is going to be built on the Dover heights looking out over the English Channel. It will commemorate 1.7 million people from Britain and her commonwealth, servicemen and Women and members of the public alike who gave their lives in WW1 and WW2 so we may be free. It will open in time for the WW1 Anniversary next year, I'll be there to take some pics when it opens;

http://www.nationalwarmemorial.co.uk/index.php
 
Rob said:
Guys, this is the new National War Memorial that is going to be built on the Dover heights looking out over the English Channel. It will commemorate 1.7 million people from Britain and her commonwealth, servicemen and Women and members of the public alike who gave their lives in WW1 and WW2 so we may be free. It will open in time for the WW1 Anniversary next year, I'll be there to take some pics when it opens;

http://www.nationalwarmemorial.co.uk/index.php
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Tremendous location and sure to be very impressive. -- Al
 
lancer said:
Tremendous location and sure to be very impressive. -- Al
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That will be a awesome sight. {sm0}

The power of the Vietnam Memorial and it's seemingly endless list of names is too powerful for words to describe to those who have not been there. I imagine the impact of this site will be just incredible.

This new site is already in my "Bucket List" of sites to see one day
 
For my New Zealand friends


NCWA_Q00197_preview.jpg.


William Longstaff, Carillon, 1932
 
Guys, the author Mark Adkin who wrote the excellent companions to Gettysburg, Waterloo and Trafalgar has now written one for the Western Front. I found it on Amazon UK where there appears to be two versions of the same book with the only difference being a different cover and a price difference of £20?? I've asked them to explain this and they are going to get back to me. Anyway it looks very good and if the others are anything to go by should be excellent^&cool

Rob
 
Title of the thread is the reason. Save your pennies as everything will have a premium added many other things have already been increased in price
Mitch

Rob said:
Guys, the author Mark Adkin who wrote the excellent companions to Gettysburg, Waterloo and Trafalgar has now written one for the Western Front. I found it on Amazon UK where there appears to be two versions of the same book with the only difference being a different cover and a price difference of £20?? I've asked them to explain this and they are going to get back to me. Anyway it looks very good and if the others are anything to go by should be excellent^&cool

Rob
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Mitch,

I get what your saying of course and there are going to be a lot of rip offs about( they are re releasing most of the excellent Lyn Macdonalds books.glad I have them all!) but this is an unreleased book about to be published, do they really want twenty quid for just a different cover painting??? If so I'll stick with the cheaper cover I think!{eek3}

Rob
 
Rob said:
Guys, the author Mark Adkin who wrote the excellent companions to Gettysburg, Waterloo and Trafalgar has now written one for the Western Front. I found it on Amazon UK where there appears to be two versions of the same book with the only difference being a different cover and a price difference of £20?? I've asked them to explain this and they are going to get back to me. Anyway it looks very good and if the others are anything to go by should be excellent^&cool

Rob
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Rob, I know this is a basic question, but could the difference be because the book is being released as a hardcover and a softcover at the same time? That could explain the cover change and the huge price difference. Regardless, it will be a book worth having. -- Al
 
lancer said:
Rob, I know this is a basic question, but could the difference be because the book is being released as a hardcover and a softcover at the same time? That could explain the cover change and the huge price difference. Regardless, it will be a book worth having. -- Al
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Hi Al,

I checked this but they both said hardcover, am still waiting for Amazon to get back to me. I'd like to know if there is any big diff because I don't mind paying the top price but I just want the best book! It could of course be that one of these will be amended to say softcover as its still some months away yet. I await developments Al! As you say looks a great read. (I very much like the Gettysburg version).

Cheers

Rob
 
lancer said:
Rob, I know this is a basic question, but could the difference be because the book is being released as a hardcover and a softcover at the same time? That could explain the cover change and the huge price difference. Regardless, it will be a book worth having. -- Al
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Al,

Amazon just got back to me and said there is no difference at all between the two books and they are from two different publishers. They are investigating why two publishers are releasing the same book on Amazon. You'd think publisher A would say 'Who is going to buy our book when its twenty quid more expensive'?!{eek3}:wink2:

Rob
 
Rob said:
Al,

Amazon just got back to me and said there is no difference at all between the two books and they are from two different publishers. They are investigating why two publishers are releasing the same book on Amazon. You'd think publisher A would say 'Who is going to buy our book when its twenty quid more expensive'?!{eek3}:wink2:

Rob
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Rob, that is a very strange situation. I wonder how two different publishers managed to get a contract on the same book? I look forward to the answer of this mystery. -- Al
 
Guys, as we begin to move nearer to next year's centenary here are details of events and exhibitions announced for the Ypres Salient in 2014-15. It looks like new tourist routes will be opened up and lots of events for both years so far. This is a good site to explore what will be going on in the ' immortal salient' in the first two years of the Centenary.

http://www.toerismeieper.be/en
 
Rob said:
For me its not about sticking it in the faces of German people, its about remembering and paying respects to that generation of young British men who had no wish to die but gave their lives in that awful, terrible War of 14-18. R.I.P

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...rld-War-victory-centenary-conflict-looms.html
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I agree it's not about "sticking it to the Germans" I thoughly enjoyed my time in Germany and in know way do I think that modern Germany should be held to blame for either of the two world wars, but the German ambassador does seam to want to bury his head in the sand. After all if it wasn't for the invasion of Belgium (who's nutrality had been guaranteed) by Imperial Germany following the Schlieffen plan, we wouldn't have gone to war in the first place.
You've got to realise that they were planning an invasion of Britain, even to the extent of teaching English dialects to German officers so that they could understand the locals after occupation!
The main reason that I don't think it should be a celebration, is that none of the servicemen are still alive.
By the way did you notice that one of the things they are worried about is how the Germans will think of us European partners (if we are for much longer!)


Martin
 
This rather somber centenary should not be used as some sort of point scoring event. We owe it to the dead to strive for a world of co operation. The British gutter press will almost certainly use this to wrack up patriotism of the narrow jingoistic kind in order to sell papers. That is how they always work. I think all right thinking people should resist this. We would all like the twenty first century to be more peaceful and harmonious than the last
 
damian said:
This rather somber centenary should not be used as some sort of point scoring event. We owe it to the dead to strive for a world of co operation. The British gutter press will almost certainly use this to wrack up patriotism of the narrow jingoistic kind in order to sell papers. That is how they always work. I think all right thinking people should resist this. We would all like the twenty first century to be more peaceful and harmonious than the last
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Quite right. They have done it time and time again over the years so can be expected to stay true to form next year. Hopefully most right minded folk will not listen to such 'Tin Hat' ' Us V Them' mentality and use the centenary for the chance to reflect, remember and most of all pay their respects to all those that died during 14-18.

Rob
 
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