The frontline walk: following in the footsteps of those who fought

From its first year as a commemoration for the centenary of the First World War in 2014, the Frontline Walk has become an established fundraising event for ABF The Soldiers Charity. This book is the story of this annual walk through the historical Belgian and French countryside as fundraisers walk in the footsteps of their military ancestors and the thousands of other soldiers who lost their lives on the World War I battlefields.

Now, with more than £1M raised for the charity, this book takes a look the walk, the people who take part and some of the stories behind the event. We meet charity staff, walk historians and volunteers, all of whom share a passion for the ABF cause and the way in which it links service people of the past with those of the present. The Frontline Walk also acts as a travel guide to the route itself with maps, photos and information on the route. With an engaging mixture of modern and historical photographs, along with emotive wartime and modern-day stories, this is a fascinating showcase for a deservedly popular event. • Published by Unicorn Publishing in hardback, RRP £20 www.unicornpublishing.org ISBN: 9781912690787 RB