An edition of Three armies on the Somme (2011)

Three armies on the Somme

the first battle of the twentieth century

First Vintage Books edition.

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An edition of Three armies on the Somme (2011)

Three armies on the Somme

the first battle of the twentieth century

First Vintage Books edition.

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A reinterpretation of a defining World War I battle argues that it provided crucial information to British and French forces to end the war by shaping understandings of such emerging technologies as the tank and machine gun.

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English
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631

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Germany. Heer, World War (1914-1918) fast (OCoLC)fst01180746, Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916, France, Great Britain, Germany, France. Arme e., Great Britain. Army, Somme, 1st Battle of the (France : 1916) fast (OCoLC)fst01125774, France. Arme e, History, France. Armée, Great britain, army, France, armee, Germany, heer, Somme, 1st battle of the, france, 1916

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World War, 1914-1918
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Cover of: Three armies on the Somme
Three armies on the Somme: the first battle of the twentieth century
2011
in English - First Vintage Books edition.

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Table of Contents

Engagement
Three armies
The strategic labyrinth
Planning the attritional battle
Preparing the big push
"Varying fortune" : 1 July 1916
Exploitation
The battle of attrition : August 1916
Behind the lines
The tipping point : September 1916
Muddy stalemate : October-December 1916
"Victory inclining to us"
Remobilisation
Decision in Picardy : 1918
Aftermath and memory
Reflection
Appendix : a note on military organisation, 1914-1918.

Edition Notes

"Originally published in Great Britain in different form as Bloody victory : the sacrifice on the Somme and the making of the twentieth century : the battle, the myth, the legacy by Little, Brown ... in London, in 2009"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Titles
3 armies on the Somme
Copyright Date
2009

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Dewey Decimal Class
940.4/272

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Pagination
xiii, 631 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates :
Number of pages
631

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OL26374365M
Internet Archive
threearmiesonsom00will
ISBN 10
0307278379
ISBN 13
9780307278371
OCLC/WorldCat
761730992

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