Somme
Subtitle: the heroism and horror of war
By: Martin Gilbert
Publisher: John Murray (Publishers)
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9780719568909; 9781444735253
Subjects: Somme, 1st Battle of the (France : 1916) fast (OCoLC)fst01125774; Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916
Description: Fought between July and November of 1916, the Battle of the Somme was one of the bloodiest conflicts of all time. In this book, Martin Gilbert graphically recreates the tragedy, interweaving individual stories, wartime documents, letters and poetry in a moving and succinct narrative.
Notes: Originally published: 2006 by John Murray (Publishers). A division of Hodder Headline.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-314) and index.
Table of contents: title: List of Illustrations
pagenum: xi; title: List of Maps
pagenum: xiii; title: Acknowledgements
pagenum: xv; title: Preface
pagenum: xvii; title: Prelude: 'Chewing Barbed Wire'
pagenum: 1; label: 1
title: The Prospect: 'To Break Through and Win Victory'
pagenum: 11; label: 2
title: June 1916: 'There Is Much in the Wind'
pagenum: 31; label: 3
title: The First Day of the Battle: 'Dead Men Can Advance No Further'
pagenum: 50; label: 4
title: The First Full Week of Battle: 'It Looked Like Victory'
pagenum: 91; label: 5
title: The Last Three Weeks of July: 'Boys of the Bull Dog Breed'
pagenum: 105; label: 6
title: Fromelles: 'A Bloody Holocaust'
pagenum: 121; label: 7
title: Pozières: 'Death Grinning at You from All Around'
pagenum: 125; label: 8
title: The Battle Continues: 'A Little Uneasy in Regard to the Situation'
pagenum: 134; label: 9
title: Criticism and Commitment: 'Under No Circumstances Must We Relax Our Effort'
pagenum: 142; label: 10
title: Both Sides Fight On: 'This Fantasy of Woe'
pagenum: 157; label: 11
title: The Continuing Struggle: 'I Am in God's Keeping'
pagenum: 172; label: 12
title: The Arrival of the Tanks: 'We Are Feeling Top Dogs'
pagenum: 183; label: 13
title: The Struggle Intensifies: 'Death and Decomposition Strew the Ground'
pagenum: 192; label: 14
title: October 1916: The Grand Design Begins
pagenum: 205; label: 15
title: The Soldiers' Sacrifice: 'What Else Had They Been Born For?'
pagenum: 214; label: 16
title: The First Two Weeks of November: 'The Mud of the Moment'
pagenum: 225; label: 17
title: The Final Battle: 'A Light from Our Household Is Gone'
pagenum: 231; label: 18
title: Aftermath on the Somme: November 1916 to November 1918
pagenum: 243; title: Epilogue: 'We Feel Proud to Be Able to Cry'
pagenum: 258; title: Maps
pagenum: 271; title: Appendix: Approximate Size of Army Formations
pagenum: 305; title: Bibliography of Works Consulted
pagenum: 307; title: Index
pagenum: 315