Bloody victory
Subtitle: the sacrifice on the Somme and the making of the twentieth century
By: William Philpott.
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 721
ISBN-13: 9781408701089
Subjects: Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916
Description: An analysis of one of the most iconic campaigns in history - the Battle of the Somme, in which Philpott argues that our view of the battle has been obscured by the myth of tragedy and that we need to see it as a necessary stage on a brutal war of attrition.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.