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A01=John Grehan
A01=Martin Mace
Author_John Grehan
Author_Martin Mace
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=NL-HB
Category=NL-JW
COP=United Kingdom
Discount=15
Format=BB
Format_Hardback
HMM=234
IMPN=Pen & Sword Military
ISBN13=9781848847705
Language_English
PA=Available
PD=20130430
POP=South Yorkshire
Price_€20 to €50
PS=Active
PUB=Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Subject=History
Subject=Warfare & Defence
WMM=156

Slaughter on the Somme

Hardback | English

By (author): John Grehan Martin Mace

At 07.30 hours on 1 July 1916, the devastating cacophony of the Allied artillery fell silent along the front on the Somme. The ear-splitting explosions were replaced by the shrill sound of hundreds of whistles being blown. At that moment, tens of thousands of British soldiers climbed out from the trenches on their part of the Western Front, and began to make their way steadily towards the German lines opposite. It was the first day of the Battle of the Somme. By the end of the day, a number of the battalions involved had met with some degree of success; others had suffered heavy losses for no gain, whilst a few quite literally ceased to exist. That day, the old infantry tactics of the British Army clashed head-on with the reality of modern warfare. On what is generally accepted as the worst day in the British Army''s history, there were more than 60,000 casualties - a third of them fatal. In this publication, the authors have drawn together, for the first time ever, all the War Diary entries for those battalions that went over the top that day - a day which even now still touches so many families both in the United Kingdom and around the world. The result is a vital work of reference to the events of 1 July 1916, a valuable information source for not only for those interested in military history, but genealogists and historians alike. See more
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Product Details
  • Format: Hardback
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 30 Apr 2013
  • Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781848847705
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