Resources
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ARCHIVE
IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
a Lambeth Road, London
SE1 6HZ t 0207 416 5000 w iwm.org.uk
IWM London holds accounts of the ‘St Barnabas pilgrimages’.
BOOKS
Battlefield Tourism
by David William Lloyd Berg, 1998
Lloyd looks at First World War battlefield tourism.
Michelin Guide to the Battlefields of the World War, Volume One
Michelin, 1919
You can download this book for free from bit.ly/michelin-ww1.
Up the Line to Death: The War Poets, 1914–1918
by Brian Gardner (ed) Methuen, 1986
High Wood is among the many poems in this collection.
The Western Battlefields: A Guide to the British Line
by Lieutenant Colonel TA Lowe GH Smith & Son, 1920 Despite its age, this remains a highly readable guide.
WEBSITES
BRITISH NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE
w britishnewspaperarchive.
co.uk
Old newspapers are full of stories and adverts documenting the growth of battlefield tourism.
COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION
w www.cwgc.org
This site features memorials and cemeteries at 23,000 locations.
GATEWAYS TO THE FIRST WORLD WAR
w bit.ly/gateways-ww1
This engaging project explores the history of battlefield tourism.