Path of Peace Anthony Seldon, Ship Beneath the Ice Mensun Bound 2 Books Set

Name: Path of Peace Anthony Seldon, Ship Beneath the Ice Mensun Bound 2 Books Set
Brand: Anthony Seldon, Mensun Bound

Anthony Seldon, Mensun Bound

Description:. Condition: BRAND NEW. Format: Hardcover. The Path of Peace: Walking the Western Front Way. The route of his 1,000 kilometre journey was inspired by a young British soldier of the First World War, Alexander Douglas Gillespie, who dreamed of creating a 'Via Sacra' that the men, women and children of Europe could walk to honour the fallen. Tragically, Gillespie was killed in action, his vision forgotten for a hundred years, until a chance discovery in the archive of one of England's oldest schools galvanised Anthony into seeing the Via Sacra permanently established.Tracing the historic route of the Western Front, he traversed some of Europe's most beautiful and evocative scenery, from the Vosges, Argonne and Champagne to the haunting trenches of Arras, the Somme and Ypres. ... The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance..... On 21 November 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance, finally succumbed to the crushing ice. Its crew watched in silence a...