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Under the umbrella title of ‘The power of maps in the Second World War’ Barbara Bond OBE and Dr Peter Chasseaud will each give illustrated presentations on the occasion of the London launch of their new books. These are ‘The Times’ Great escapes : . . . Second World War escape and evasion maps (HarperCollins), and Mapping the Second World War : the history of the War through maps from1939 to 1945 (Collins, in association with Imperial War Museums) respectively.
This is scheduled for Wednesday, 21 October at the famous maps and geographical books store, Stanfords (12-14 Long Acre, WC2), as one of the firm’s regular ‘Events’. See www.stanfords.co.uk ; then click on either ‘Events’ in top bar, or ‘Events at Stanfords’ in left margin. This event’s page then explains (at ‘more info’) that tickets at £3 need to be ordered either online or personally; this charge will be offset against purchase of the book/books [?].
Francis Herbert [ignore ‘Hebert’ in the address!]