Download or read book Riding the Retreat written by Richard Holmes and published by Random House (UK). This book was released on 1995 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the author's journey into the past when, in 1993, he set off with four friends to follow the route taken by the British Expeditionary Force on its retreat from the German offensive at Mons during World War I.