The First Day on the Somme
1 July 1916
$44.84
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
2 May 2016
Summary
The first day on the Somme was the blackest day of slaughter in the history of the British Army: this is a powerful account of the experiences of soldiers who faced it.
On 1 July 1916, a continuous line of British soldiers climbed out from the trenches of the Somme into No Man’s Land and began to walk slowly towards dug-in German troops armed with machine-guns and defended by thick barbed wire. By the end of that day, as old tactics were met by the reality of modern warfare, there had…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141981604 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141981601 |
| Author: | Martin Middlebrook |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 2 May 2016 |
| Weight: | 341g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 131mm x 27mm |
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“The soldiers receive the best service a historian can provide: their story is told in their own words.” – Guardian
The soldiers receive the best service a historian can provide: their story is told in their own words * Guardian *
A particularly vivid and personal narrative * Times Literary Supplement *
Pioneering and hauntingly eloquent – Peter Parker * Spectator *
About The Author
Martin Middlebrook
Martin Middlebrook is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the author of many important books on military history including The Kaiser’s Battle and The Falklands War 1982.
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