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Author | : Gerald Gliddon |
Publisher | : Alan Sutton Publishing |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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The Battle of the Somme is widely regarded as one of the bloodiest and most controversial land battles ever fought. The first British troops went over the top on 1 July 1916 and by the day's end some 19,000 had been killed in the greatest one-day loss the British Army has ever known. This notoriety has ensured that the Somme and its many fallen warriors live on in countless books, plays and films. Documentary sources about the Somme abound and there is a voracious appetite among the book-buying public for more. Legacy of the Somme 1916 is a unique bibliographical and media guide to the battle, setting on record - in as comprehensive a listing as is possible - much of what has been written, filmed or sound-recorded in the English language between 1916 and 1995. This detailed listing includes official, unofficial and unit histories of the British and Commonwealth armies; biographies, autobiographies and memoirs; literature, drama and media; archives, tanks and war graves registers. Short commentaries accompany each entry and a detailed index enables accurate cross-referencing of subjects. First and foremost this is a unique work of reference which will appeal to all with an interest in the First World War. It will aid historians, researchers and enthusiasts to track down the vast amount of information available on the battle, and will also prove valuable to libraries, museums and the book trade.
Author | : Robin Prior |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 399 |
Release | : 2016-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0300220286 |
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"Despite superior air and artillery power, British soldiers died in catastrophic numbers at the Battle of Somme in 1916. What went wrong, and who was responsible? This book meticulously reconstructs the battle, assigns responsibility to military and political leaders, and changes forever the way we understand this encounter and the history of the Western Front"--Publisher description.
Author | : Edgar Norman Gladden |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Peter Liddle |
Publisher | : Leo Cooper Books |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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Looks at how the phenomenon of the Somme has been scorched into the national heritage but with a distortion produced by the literary legacy. The book examines the concept and planning of the battle, what it was like to serve in the battle. It takes issue with the judgement of many historians.
Author | : Robin Prior |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 798 |
Release | : 2016-04 |
Genre | : Large type books |
ISBN | : 9781458736833 |
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In the long history of the British Army, the Battle of the Somme was its bloodiest encounter. Between July 1 and mid - November 1916, 432,000 of its soldiers became casualties - about 3,600 for every day of battle. German casualties were far fewer despite British superiority in the air and in lethal artillery. What went wrong for the British, and who was responsible? Robin Prior and Trevor Wilson have examined the entire public archive on the Battle of the Somme to reconstruct the day - by - day course of the war. The result is the most precise and authentic account of the campaign on record and a book that challenges almost every received view of the battle. The colossal rate of infantry casualties in fact resulted from inadequate fire support; responsibility for tactical mistakes actually belonged to the High Command and the civilian War Committee. Field - Marshall Haig, the records show, was repeatedly deficient in strategy, tactics, command, and organisation. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers died for a cause that lacked both a coherent military plan and responsible political leadership. Prior and Wilson decisively change our understanding of the history of the Western Front.
Author | : Philip Gibbs |
Publisher | : McClelland, Goodchild, and Stewart |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916 |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Gerald Gliddon |
Publisher | : Hyperion Books |
Total Pages | : 528 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Andrew MacDonald |
Publisher | : HarperCollins Publishers |
Total Pages | : 335 |
Release | : 2005-01-01 |
Genre | : Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916 |
ISBN | : 9781869505547 |
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'On My Way to the Somme' examines New Zealand's role in the Somme battles of 1916. It is very much part of the New Zealand story and is a key to understanding who New Zealanders are as a people today.
Author | : Gerald Gliddon |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 644 |
Release | : 2009-11-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0752495356 |
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Set out topographically, it covers everything from the famous battle sites of High Wood and Mametz Wood to obscure villages on the outlying flanks. The British first began to take the Somme sector over from the French Army in June 1915. From this time onwards they built up a very close bond with the local population, many of whom continued to live in local villages close to the front line. The author draws on the latest research and analysis, as well as the testimony of those who took part, to present all aspects of a battle that was to become a symbol of the horrors of the Great War.
Author | : Peter Barton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Battlefields |
ISBN | : 9781845293994 |
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Presents the story of the Somme, showing in panoramas how the Allied high command miscalculated the opening move, and the untold story of the unused saps. This book records the machine gun emplacements in the German lines, guns optimistically meant to have been taken out by an earlier creeping barrage of artillery fire.