For the centenary of the Battle of Messines of 7-14 June 1917 I have written four blogs examining often-repeated misconceptions about the battle.
‘The Big Bang Heard in Downing Street:’ How far away were the mines heard and felt?
Did the Messines Mines Really Kill 10,000 Germans?
The Lost Mines: how many unexploded mines remain beneath the Messines ridge battlefield?
Join me on a battlefield tour with The Cultural Experience:
Tunnellers 12th – 15th June 2020
Walking the Somme 29th May – 1st June 2020
Medics & Padres 30th July – 2nd August 2020
Ypres Salient War Poets 1st-4th October 2020
Walking Ypres Autumn 2021
Buy a signed copy of Underground Warfare 1914-1918 at a reduced price.
Yes, needs a bit of a re-write!