The Somme

The Somme  (English, Paperback, Sheffield Gary Dr MA FRHistS)

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Highlights
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
  • Genre: History
  • ISBN: 9780304366491, 9780304366491
  • Edition: 2004
  • Pages: 208
Description

A concise account of the most famous battle of the First World War, by a leading military academic and expert on the conflict.

On 1 July 1916, after a stupendous 7-day artillery preparation, the British Army finally launched its attack on the German line around the River Somme. Over the next four and half months they continued to attack, with little or no gain, and with horrendous losses to both sides.

This book, written by the world's foremost expert in the subject, describes in chilling detail everything from the grand strategy to the experience of the men on the ground.Illustrated throughout, it is a stunning and absorbing depiction of the horror that was the Somme in 1916.

About the Author
Gary Sheffield is Professor of Modern History at King's College London. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and author of Forgotten Victory: The First World War - Myths and Realities and The Somme. He broadcasts regularly on television and radio, and writes for the national press. He lives in Oxfordshire.Dr John Bourne is Director of the Centre for First World War Studies at the University of Birmingham. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and Vice-President of the Western Front Association. He has written widely on the First World War, including Britain and the Great War 1914-1918 and Who's Who in the First World War. He lives in Birmingham.

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Book Details
Imprint
  • Weidenfeld Military
Publication Year
  • 2004
Dimensions
Width
  • 15 mm
Height
  • 198 mm
Length
  • 154 mm
Weight
  • 176 gr
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