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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.

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