The first day on the Somme
Subtitle: 1 July 1916
By: Martin Middlebrook
Series: Classic military history; Classic military history
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2001
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 365
ISBN-13: 9780141390710
Subjects: Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916
Description: "Britain suffered 60,000 casualties during The Battle of the Somme, July 1, 1916. This portrait of war on the front line draws upon official sources, local newspapers, autobiographies, novels, poems, and above all, on the recollections of hundreds of survivors."--Jacket.
Notes: Originally published: London : Allen Lane, 1971.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: -- 1.; title: Men -- -- 2.; title: Western Front -- -- 3.; title: Somme and the Germans -- -- 4.; title: Plan -- -- 5.; title: Preparations -- -- 6.; title: Last Few Hours -- -- 7.; title: Zero Hour -- -- 8.; title: Review at 8.30 A.M. -- -- 9.; title: Morning -- -- 10.; title: Review at Noon -- -- 11.; title: Afternoon -- -- 12.; title: Review at Dusk -- -- 13.; title: Night -- -- 14.; title: Aftermath -- -- 15.; title: Cost -- -- 16.; title: Analysis -- -- 17.; title: Years that Followed -- -- App. 1; title: Order of Battle of British Infantry Units -- -- App. 2; title: Order of Battle of German Divisions Facing the British Attack -- -- App. 3; title: Senior Officer Casualties -- -- App. 4; title: Victoria Cross Winners of 1 July 1916 -- -- App. 5; title: Battalions Suffering More than 500 Casualties -- -- App. 6; title: Tour of the Somme Battlefield.