An edition of First day on the Somme, 1st July, 1916
(1971)
The first day on the Somme
1 July 1916
by Martin Middlebrook
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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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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 narrativesPeople
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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.
Edition Notes
Originally published: London : Allen Lane, 1971.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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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