Essentially John Ruler

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I am John Ruler

I'm an award winning travel writer and author

With some 50 years of experience as an award-winning travel writer, guidebook author and photographer, I can delve deeply into my three pet subjects – Calais, Horses and Kent producing Essential copies to suit individual needs.

John Ruler

My Books

World War I Battlefields: A Travel Guide to the Western Front

The First World War was one of the deadliest conflicts in human history and changed the face of foreign policy and European geography forever. Despite the wealth of literature on the subject Bradt's World War I Battlefields is the only compact practical travel guide to cover both French and Belgian battlefield sites.

World War I Battlefields: A Travel Guide to the Western Front: Edition 2

Published to coincide with the centenary of the end of World War I, this new, thoroughly revised edition of Bradt's World War I Battlefields is the only compact practical travel guide to cover both French and Belgian battlefield sites.

Cross-Channel France: Nord-Pas de Calais: The Land Beyond the Ports

Nord-Pas de Calais is Britain's foothold in France; it's where the ferries dock and the Channel Tunnel emerges into daylight. Bradt's Cross-Channel France delves not only into the port towns but also into the forgotten France that's rarely reached.

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