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Hill 60: Ypres (Battleground Europe)

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This little book contains a plethora of information on Hill 60. Included are; photographs of the terrain from during and just after the war, various maps of the hill and surrounding area showing the disposition of troops during each of the major engagements and reproductions of paintings of various actions and individuals related to the Hill. One exceptionally interesting map shows the positions of all the allied tunnels in the area and the dates when various mines were exploded.

I purchased this book in an attempt to find out what happened to a relative of mine who was in the 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington Regiment and died on Hill 60 on May 5th 1915. The book describes exactly what happened to the battalion on that day and it is fairly clear what happened to my relative.

Much of the information in the book has been taken from various regimental histories and private memoirs. This leads to a very choppy style. The information about the one-day I was interested in is spread throughout the book. Furthermore it is inconsistent.

This is my one criticism of the book I would like to have heard more from the author with regard to the inconsistencies between the various accounts. Some guidance on how to interpret these accounts would have been on great use.