Menin Gate and Last Post : Ypres as Holy Ground 9055080519

Menin Gate and Last Post : Ypres as Holy Ground 9055080519
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Dominiek Dendooven
Menin Gate and Last Post : Ypres as Holy Ground

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During the First World War hundreds of thousands of British soldiers died near Ypres. In 1919 the British Minister of War, Winston Churchill, wanted to acquire the ruined city for the British Empire as "a more sacred place for the British race does not exist in all the world." This symbolic significance of Ypres for the British eventually found expression in the Menin Gate - a memorial that leaves no-one unmoved. Since 1928 the Menin Gate has been synonymous with the Last Post, a daily ceremony - unique in the world as a tribute from the people of Ypres to those who died in the Great War. In over 75 years hundreds of thousands of people have visited the Menin Gate: famous figures such as kings & queens of Belgium & Great Britain, Pope John Paul II & Adolf Hitler, but also ordinary people, like us. Few, however, know the real background to the memorial, so this book is for everyone illustrating the history & significance of the Menin Gate & the Last Post.

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Paperback Published 2001 9055080519	£ 14.95	£ 12.95
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