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Somme 1916 : A Battlefield Companion, Paperback / softback Book

Somme 1916 : A Battlefield Companion Paperback / softback

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Gerald Gliddon's classic survery of the Somme battlefield in 1916, first published in 1987 to great acclaim, has been greatly expanded and updated to include the latest research and analysis. Supported by a wide selection of archive photographs and drawing on the testimony of those who took part, this new edition covers both the famous battle sites, such as High Wood and Mametz Wood and lesser known villages on the outlying flanks.

Set out topographically, it includes a day-by-day account of the British build-up on the Somme and the ensuing struggle, British and German orders of battle and a full history of the cemeteries and memorials, both 'lost' and current, that sprang up in the years following the First World War.

The author also provides thumbnail biographies of all the senior officers to fall, as well as the winners of the Victoria Cross and those who were 'shot at dawn'.

In addition, Somme 'personalities' such as George Butterworth are covered in far greater detail than before. 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.

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