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The First Day On The Somme
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 DescriptionBritain 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. Reviews"A particularly vivid and personal narrative." Table of contentsThe men; the Western front; the Somme and the Germans; the plan; the preparations; the last few hours; zero hour; review at 8.30am; the morning; review at noon; the afternoon; review at dusk; the night; the aftermath; the cost; an analysis; the years that followed; appendix 1 - order of battle of British infantry units; appendix 2 - order of battle of German divisions facing the British attack; appendix 3 - senior officer casualties; appendix 4 - Victoria Cross winners of 1 July 1916; appendix 5 - battalions suffering more than 500 casualties; appendix 6 - a tour of the Somme battlefield. |
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