Somme Intelligence: Fourth Army HQ 1916
Fourth Army HQ 1916
$64.09
- Hardcover
159 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2013
Summary
For the Somme offensive, British Fourth Army headquarters was situated in a chateau at Querrieu on the Albert-Amiens road. In the build-up months to Haig’s Great Push, a steady flow of intelligence was being compiled. Captured German documents, intercepted messages, prisoners’ letters, diaries, and information gleaned from prisoner interviews were entered into foolscap-size ledgers where they could be perused by the planners.
The hand-written journal of intelligence reports upon which…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781781590829 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1781590826 |
| Author: | William Langford |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Military |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 159 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2013 |
| Weight: | 598g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 170mm |
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Critics Review
“This summer we have been inundated with a bewildering array of new (and not so new) Somme titles, few of them offer any new insight or fresh information. This book however does offer the Somme Guide the opportunity to get inside the thinking of Haig and his staff. Packed with examples of the intelligence gained from POWs, captured letters, diaries and documents it provides an array of useful snapshots of German morale and the British analysis of the intelligence gained.”– “Despatches”
About The Author
William Langford
The author has been employed in printing and publishing for fifty years. His works include five fictional titles, two books on aviation topics, five further titles on the First World War and one covering the actions of the SS Totenkopf Division in the invasion of France in May 1940.
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