An edition of First day on the Somme, 1st July, 1916 (1971)

The first day on the Somme

1 July 1916

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An edition of First day on the Somme, 1st July, 1916 (1971)

The first day on the Somme

1 July 1916

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"Britain 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."--Jacket.

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Penguin
Language
English
Pages
365

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Subjects
Somme, 1st battle of the, france, 1916, Personal narratives, Somme, Battle of the, 1916, History, Military History, Somme, Bataille de la, 1916, Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918, Campagnes et batailles, France, history, 1914-1940, World war, 1914-1918, personal narratives
People
Percy Chappell, Reginald Bastard, Paddy Kennedy, Billy McFadzean, Dick KIng, Philip Howe, Bill Soar, Charles Matthews, Albert McMillan, Henry Webber
Places
France
Times
1916

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1984, Penguin
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Table of Contents

Machine generated contents note: -- 1.
Men -- -- 2.
Western Front -- -- 3.
Somme and the Germans -- -- 4.
Plan -- -- 5.
Preparations -- -- 6.
Last Few Hours -- -- 7.
Zero Hour -- -- 8.
Review at 8.30 A.M. -- -- 9.
Morning -- -- 10.
Review at Noon -- -- 11.
Afternoon -- -- 12.
Review at Dusk -- -- 13.
Night -- -- 14.
Aftermath -- -- 15.
Cost -- -- 16.
Analysis -- -- 17.
Years that Followed -- -- App. 1
Order of Battle of British Infantry Units -- -- App. 2
Order of Battle of German Divisions Facing the British Attack -- -- App. 3
Senior Officer Casualties -- -- App. 4
Victoria Cross Winners of 1 July 1916 -- -- App. 5
Battalions Suffering More than 500 Casualties -- -- App. 6
Tour of the Somme Battlefield.

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Originally published: London : Allen Lane, 1971.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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London
Series
Classic military history, Classic military history

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
940.4272
Library of Congress
D545.S7 M53 2001, D545.4

The Physical Object

Pagination
xx, 365 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
365

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Open Library
OL32779301M
Internet Archive
firstdayonsomme10000midd_b4j4
ISBN 10
0141390719
ISBN 13
9780141390710
OCLC/WorldCat
45350440

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An account from the viewpoint of the soldiers who fought on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916, which resulted in nearly 60,000 casualties on the British side alone.

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