This military book titled ' Messines Ridge ' by Peter Oldham is part of the popular Battleground Series .
These books are excellent  for their historical detail which is supported by superb maps, tour guides, visitor walks,and then and now pictures. The Battleground series war Books have become very collectable.

Australian infantry fought near Messines village, while to the north at Hill 60 nearer to Ypres Australian tunnellers played a vital role in the detonation of some of a series of huge mines beneath the enemy’s trenches.

This book provides a history of all Battles that raged over Messines Ridge Wytschaete St Eloi Ypres from 1914 through to 1918. The book also has a chapter about present day Messines.