Major and Mrs Holt's Concise, Illustrated Battlefield Guide to the Western Front - South contains many fascinating but little-visited areas by travelers and is hoped that they will be tempted further afield than the 'showcase' and sophisticatedly presented battlefields like the Somme to discover some marvelous sites. Many of them have lain virtually 'dormant' for many years (such as areas of the Meuse-Argonne and Champagne) but have recently been renovated and opened up by dedicated local enthusiasts. There are many 'gems' in store in this book.

Each battlefield starts with some pertinent quotations by participants, has a succinct Summary of the Battle, Opening Moves and What Happened sections then a Battlefield Tour which follows the same tried and tested formula as the rest of the series of a timed and measured itinerary with historic and anecdotal information at each stop. A detailed Sketch Map showing battle lines and each stop on the route accompanies every battle using the same color code (of yellow for memorials, purple for cemeteries, blue for museums) as the larger Holts' Battle Maps.

Together the two books MAJOR & MRS HOLT'S Concise, Illustrated BATTLEFIELD GUIDE TO THE WESTERN FRONT- SOUTH and NORTH will form the most comprehensive and detailed English-language guides to the WW1 Western Front ever produced.

• Title Page
• By the same authors:
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• ABOUT THE AUTHORS
• INTRODUCTION
• SOME IMPORTANT CHANGES/ADDITIONS TO THE 2005 EDITION ARE LISTED BELOW.
• ABBREVIATIONS
• HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE
• FIRST BATTLE OF THE MARNE - SEPTEMBER 1914
  • SUMMARY OF THE BATTLE
  • OPENING MOVES
  • WHAT HAPPENED
  • THE BATTLEFIELD TOUR
• ST MIHIEL SALIENT: THE FORMATION - SEPTEMBER 1914
  • SUMMARY OF THE BATTLE
  • OPENING MOVES
  • WHAT HAPPENED
  • THE BATTLEFIELD TOUR
• THE AISNE - 13-30 SEPTEMBER 1914
  • SUMMARY OF THE BATTLE
  • OPENING MOVES
  • WHAT HAPPENED
  • THE BATTLEFIELD TOUR
• VERDUN - 21 FEBRUARY-18 DECEMBER 1916
  • SUMMARY OF THE BATTLE
  • OPENING MOVES
  • WHAT HAPPENED
  • THE BATTLEFIELD TOUR
• THE SOMME - 1 JULY-17 NOVEMBER 1916
  • SUMMARY OF THE BATTLE
  • OPENING MOVES
  • WHAT HAPPENED
  • THE BATTLEFIELD TOUR
• THE CHEMIN DES DAMES: THE SECONDBATTLE OF THE AISNE - 16 APRIL 1917-23 OCTOBER 1917-MAY-NOVEMBER 1918
  • SUMMARY OF THE BATTLE
  • OPENING MOVES
  • WHAT HAPPENED
  • THE BATTLEFIELD TOUR - (This covers the Aisne 1914, and the Chemin des Dames 1917, 1918)
• CAMBRAI - 20 NOVEMBER – 6 DECEMBER 1917
  • SUMMARY OF THE BATTLE
  • OPENING MOVES
  • WHAT HAPPENED
  • THE BATTLEFIELD TOUR
• THE KAISER’S OFFENSIVE - 21 MARCH – 25 APRIL 1918
  • SUMMARY OF THE BATTLE
  • OPENING MOVES
  • WHAT HAPPENED
  • THE BATTLEFIELD TOUR
• THE SECOND BATTLE OF THE MARNE - (The Ourcq, Château Thierry, Belleau Wood) JULY – AUGUST 1918
  • SUMMARY OF THE BATTLE
  • OPENING MOVES
  • WHAT HAPPENED
  • THE BATTLEFIELD TOUR
• CHAMPAGNE - JULY – OCTOBER 1918
  • THE CHAMPAGNE BATTLES – AN EXPLANATION
  • SUMMARY OF THE BATTLES
  • OPENING MOVES
  • WHAT HAPPENED
  • THE BATTLEFIELD TOUR
• ST MIHIEL SALIENT: THE RECAPTURE - 12-16 SEPTEMBER 1918
  • SUMMARY OF THE BATTLE
  • OPENING MOVES
  • WHAT HAPPENED
  • THE BATTLEFIELD TOUR
• THE AMERICAN MEUSE- ARGONNE OFFENSIVE - 26 SEPTEMBER – 20 OCTOBER 1918
  • SUMMARY OF THE BATTLE
  • OPENING MOVES
  • WHAT HAPPENED
  • THE BATTLEFIELD TOUR
• BREAKING THE HINDENBURG LINE - 29 SEPTEMBER 1918
  • SUMMARY OF THE BATTLE
  • OPENING MOVES
  • WHAT HAPPENED
  • THE BATTLEFIELD TOUR
• ALLIED & GERMAN WAR GRAVES & COMMEMORATIVE ASSOCIATIONS
  • *AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION (ABMC)
  • *COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSIUON
  • PARLIAMENTARY ALL-PARTY WAR GRAVES & HERITAGE GROUP
• TOURIST INFORMATION
  • PICARDY
  • THE SOMME
  • THE AISNE
  • CHAMPAGNE/MEUSE-ARGONNE/ VERDUN/ST MIHIEL
  • THE MARNE
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• PICTURE CREDITS
• INDEX