| Subject |
Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France.
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| Descript |
1 online resource (viii, 358 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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text txt |
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computer c |
| Carrier |
online resource cr |
| Contents |
The context -- 'Absolutely astonishing': the war committee and the military -- Decision-making, January-February -- Decision-making, March-June -- 'Grasping at the shadow': planning for the Somme, February-June -- 'Favourable results are not anticipated': preparations for battle, June -- 'A short life': VII and VIII corps on 1 July -- 'The enemy's fire was so intense': X corps on 1 July -- 'Wave after wave were mown down': III corps on 1 July -- 'Cowering men in field grey': VX and XIII corps on 1 July -- Reflections on 1 July -- 'Ill-considered attacks on a small front', 2-13 July -- 'Cavalry sharpening their swords', 14 July -- 'We are a bit stuck', 15-31 July -- 'Something wanting in the methods employed', 1 August-12 September -- 'A hell of a time': Posières and Mouquet farm, July-August -- Summary, 15 July-12 September -- The politicians and the Somme campaign, July-August -- One division's Somme: the first division, July-September -- 'An operation planned on bolder lines': tanks and the 15 September plan -- Lumbering tanks: the battle of 15 September -- 25 September -- 'The tragic hill of Thiepval', 26-30 September -- 'A severe trail of body and spirit': the Somme, October -- 'We must keep going!': the politicians and the Somme campaign, September-October -- The political battle: Beaumont Hamel, 13-19 November -- Reflections on the British at the Somme -- The end of it all, November 1916. |
| Alt author |
Wilson, Trevor, 1928- author.
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| ISBN |
9780300143010 (electronic book) |
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030014301X (electronic book) |
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0300106947 (cloth) |
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9780300106947 (cloth) |
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0300119631 (paperback) |
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9780300119633 (paperback) |
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