Soissons before and during the war
Key to Arbitrary Signs
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The above information dates from March 1st. 1919, and may no longer be exact when it meets the reader’s eye. Tourists are therefore recommended to consult the latest edition of the “Michelin Guide to France” (English or French), before setting out on the tour described in this volume.
THE MICHELIN TOURING OFFICES at : 99, Boulevard Pereire, PARIS and 81, Fulham Road, Chelsea, LONDON, S. W. 3. , will be pleased to furnish motorists with advice and information, free of charge.
== Special itineraries free, on request. ==
You don’t know what a Good Road Map is, if you haven’t used the Michelin Map SCALE: 1: 200.000 (3·15 miles to the inch). On sale at Michelin stockists and booksellers.
The tourist finds his way about easily in town , if he has a plan giving the names of the streets. He gets about with the same ease and certainty on the road , if he has a Michelin map , because it gives all the road numbers on the milestones and road-signs.
The “Michelin Wheel” BEST of all detachable wheels because the least complicated
Elegant
It embellishes even the finest coachwork.
Simple
Unknown
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ORIGIN AND CHIEF HISTORICAL EVENTS
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
THE GERMAN OCCUPATION IN 1914
THE GERMAN EVACUATION
FRENCH EFFORTS TO FREE SOISSONS
LIBERATION OF SOISSONS IN 1917
THE GERMAN OCCUPATION IN 1918
THE BOMBARDMENTS OF SOISSONS
A thirty-months’ Siege.
VISIT TO THE CITY AND ITS SURROUNDINGS
FIRST ITINERARY—VISIT TO THE CITY
THE CATHEDRAL
VISIT TO THE TOWN
CHURCH OF SAINT-LÉGER
FIRST ITINERARY—VISIT TO THE SURROUNDINGS
Place de la Cathédrale.
CONTENTS