Product Description

The Angel of Mons recounts the tale of the advancement of German troops through Mons in 1914, to meet the ill–prepared British Expeditionary Force.  The British troops were forced to retreat, with little hope of saving the lives of those at the front.  It is in these extreme circumstances that many of the wounded and dying soldiers brought back from the Western Front, reported having been rescued by strange angelic forms in the sky that protected them from massacre – The Angel of Mons. 

David Clarke follows this and other myths and rumours in an effort to trace the reality behind the Angel of Mons and discover what it was the soldiers saw. 

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #48034 in Books
• Published on: 2005-02-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Review
“…Clarke’s analysis is meticulous…will be loved by anyone who enjoys a good mystery.” (Good Book Guide, April 2005)

“…highly recommended…” (Magonia, June 05) Magonia is an established magazine (1968) that ‘interprets contemporary vision and belief’.

Review
“…Clarke’s analysis is meticulous…will be loved by anyone who enjoys a good mystery.” (Good Book Guide, April 2005)

“…highly recommended…” (Magonia, June 05) Magonia is an established magazine (1968) that ‘interprets contemporary vision and belief’.

Manchester Evening News, Sat 24th July 04
"...one fascinating example of how rumour can spread..."

Customer Reviews

Academic Examination of the Myth/Mystery
An excellent book examining the 'Angel of Mons'. The account is well researched and fully referenced. The evidence is fully traced and examined within the context and themes of the time. While books with similar titles may have an agenda, the author is only interested in a fair and thorough examination of the evidence.

90 year old mystery solved!
This fascinating book reviews the evidence for the famous ghostly sightings of angels, St. George, Joan of Arc and the Virgin Mary during the Great War. The author marshals a large and complex body of evidence to produce an accessible account. His open-minded approach is refreshing, and he wears his research lightly, although there must have been an awful lot of it! He is a university lecturer in journalism, which explains the slight bias in favour of 'Fleet Street's Finest'! But if you didn't know that, you probably wouldn't have spotted any bias.

Wonderful Book
The definative account of the mystery. It is difficult to see how this could be improved. Clarke examines the evidence in detail and provides a fascinating account of the development of a modern myth, created by one of the worlds best writers Arthur Machen. Anyone intrest in the Great war and urban legends should read this.