Rats Alley

Trench Names of the Western Front, 1914–1918

Peter Chasseaud, Alan Sillitoe

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English

The History Press Ltd
01 December 2024

Historical & comparative linguistics; Place names & gazetteers; First World War

This book makes it possible to comprehend, via the trench naming, the daily life in the trenches, the vast range of weaponry and the lethal nature of the titanic battles.

When first published in 2006, Rats Alley was a ground-breaking piece of research, the first-ever study of trench names of the Western Front. Now, in this fully updated and revised second edition, the gazetteer has been extended to well over 20,000 trench names, complete with map references in itself an essential tool for any First World War researcher. However, combined with the finely considered history and analysis of trench naming during the First World War, this is an edition that no military history enthusiast should be without. Discover when, how and why British trenches were first named and follow the names' fascinating development throughout the First World War, alongside details of French and German trench-naming practices. Looked at from both contemporary and modern points of view, the names reveal the full horror of trench warfare and throw an extraordinary sidelight on the cultural life of the period, and the landscape and battles of the Western Front. Names such as Lovers Lane, Idiot Corner, Cyanide Trench, Crazy Redoubt, Doleful Post, Furies Trench, Peril Avenue, Lunatic Sap and Gangrene Alley can be placed in context. With useful information on where original trench maps are held, and how to obtain copies, Rats Alley is a vital volume for both military and family historians.

AUTHOR: Dr Peter Chasseaud is the acknowledged expert on First World War survey and mapping, and an acclaimed military historian. He was a commissioner on the A19 (Ypres battlefield) project, and is involved in battlefield archaeology and research. In his long career, he has worked for TV and on the Naval and Military Press/Imperial War Museum/National Archives 191418 trench map CD and DVD projects, and has also published several books. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a member of the Royal United Services Institute.

By: Peter Chasseaud
Foreword by: Alan Sillitoe
Imprint: The History Press Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781803998329
ISBN 10: 1803998326
Publication Date: 01 December 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Dr Peter Chasseaud is the acknowledged expert on First World War survey and mapping. He was a commissioner on the A19 (Ypres battlefield) project, and is involved in battlefield archaeology and research. He has worked for TV and on the Naval & Military Press/Imperial War Museum 1914-18 Maps CD project. He has also published several books and is an acclaimed military historian. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a member of the Royal United Services Institute.