Somme 1916
By: Andrew Robertshaw
Series: Battle Story; Battle story
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Stroud
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780750957342; 9780750955652
Subjects: Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916; Western; HISTORY
Description: The Battle of the Somme raged from 1 July to 18 November 1916 and was one of the bloodiest fought in military history. It has come to signify for many the waste and bloodshed of the First World War as hundreds of thousands of men on all sides lost their lives fighting over small gains in land. Yet, this battle was also to mark a turning point in the war and to witness new methods of warfare, such as all-arms integrated attacks, with infantry units and the new Tank Corps fighting alongside each other. In this Battle Story, Andrew Robertshaw seeks to lift the battle out of its controversy a.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Title Page; Contents; Introduction; Timeline; Historical Background; The Armies; The Days Before Battle; The Battlefield: What Actually Happened?; After the Battle; The Legacy; Orders of Battle; Further Reading; Copyright.