Farr,D - Mons 1914-1918 - The Beginning and the End

Helion, Solihull, 2008. 233 pages, index, bibliography, chapter notes, illustrations and numerous sketch maps. It was close to the small Belgian town of Mons that the shooting war for the British Army in WW1 began. This book is an account of the opening battles fought by the British Army in WW1 and the closing stages of the war when the British again marched into Mons. A broad account of activity on the Western Front during WW1 is provided with some interesting accounts of Mons under German occupation. Red cloth boards, illustrated dj. G.