WWI US Army Marine British French Campaigns of the Battles of Yser History Book For Sale

The First World War touched the livesof many thousands of people at the time around the world, both on the fightingfronts and on the home front. Many people from France, Belgium, the UnitedStates, and the Great Britain wanted to journey to the battle fields to see,and experience, where their beloved soldiers had seen and sacrificed so much.

Michelin came up with the idea ofproviding tours of the battlefields along with complimentary souvenir historybooks on the battle and of the tour. Provides fascinating insight into thebattle, the towns, and the region before and after the battle.

A great Battle of the Yser (French: Bataille de l'Yser, Dutch:Slag om de IJzer) was a battle of World War I that took place in October 1914between the towns on Nieuwpoort and Diksmuide, along a 35-kilometre (22 mi)stretch of the Yser River and the Yperlee Canal, in Belgium.[4] The front linewas held by a large Belgian force, which halted the German advance in a costlydefensive battle. The Allied victory at the Yser stopped the German advanceinto the last corner of unoccupied Belgium, but the German army was still leftin control of 95 percent of Belgian territory.

The victory at the Yser allowed Belgium to retain control ofa sliver of territory, which made King Albert a Belgian national hero,sustained national pride and provided a venue for commemorations of heroicsacrifice for the next century.