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The First Day On the Somme: 1 July 1916

The First Day On the Somme: 1 July 1916

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Published by Penguin Books, 2001, softcover, illustrated, index, 365 pages, condition: new..

A thorough and detailed survey of the events of the first of July 1916 including not only official records and information gleaned from regimental histories but also using first hand accounts from both German and British survivors.
An absolutely great book!! Although centered around the first day on the Somme, the book is so much more. It gives great background on the British army on the Western Front and the beginnings of the New Army after the start of World War 1. The story is about the young men who volunteered in their thousands to fight the Germans and their patriotism that led them there, and for too many meant their gruesome end in the first hours on the Somme due to poor commanding by their generals that led them into the slaughter. The book focusses mainly on ten individual soldiers which is a great cross-cut from the very different men serving in the British Army in 1916, it gives many more individual eye-witness accounts to every aspect of the battle. This is in the end a sad story about too much youth lost, but bring these men's story to light and is a real tribute to them. This book has given me more interest in World War 1 and I recommend this to anyone wanting to learn more about the war.
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