Three armies on the Somme
Subtitle: the first battle of the twentieth century
By: William Philpott
Edition: First Vintage Books edition.
Published: 2011
Language: eng
Number of pages: 631
ISBN-13: 9780307278371
Copyright date: 2009
Subjects: Germany. Heer; World War (1914-1918) fast (OCoLC)fst01180746; Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916; France; Great Britain; Germany; France. Arme e.; Great Britain. Army; Somme, 1st Battle of the (France : 1916) fast (OCoLC)fst01125774; France. Arme e; History
Other titles: 3 armies on the Somme
Work titles: Bloody victory
Description: A reinterpretation of a defining World War I battle argues that it provided crucial information to British and French forces to end the war by shaping understandings of such emerging technologies as the tank and machine gun.
Notes: "Originally published in Great Britain in different form as Bloody victory : the sacrifice on the Somme and the making of the twentieth century : the battle, the myth, the legacy by Little, Brown ... in London, in 2009"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Engagement; title: Three armies; title: The strategic labyrinth; title: Planning the attritional battle; title: Preparing the big push; title: "Varying fortune" : 1 July 1916; title: Exploitation; title: The battle of attrition : August 1916; title: Behind the lines; title: The tipping point : September 1916; title: Muddy stalemate : October-December 1916; title: "Victory inclining to us"; title: Remobilisation; title: Decision in Picardy : 1918; title: Aftermath and memory; title: Reflection; title: Appendix : a note on military organisation, 1914-1918.