| Edition |
First Pegasus Books edition. |
| Description |
589 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Traces the harrowing 1916 "Big Push" confrontation between English, French, and German forces during which the British lost more than twenty thousand soldiers in the first day, in a narrative account drawn from letters, diaries, and first-person testimonies. |
| Contents |
The rocky road -- Armies and weapons -- Moving on up -- 1 July 1916 -- The morning after -- Creeping forward -- Stumbling to disaster -- From bad to worse -- You are not alone -- When push comes to shove -- Hammering on -- October attrition -- Last shake on the Ancre -- Assessment -- Appendix A: Life in the trenches -- Appendix B: British order of battle -- Appendix C: German order of battle. |
| Subject |
Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France.
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| ISBN |
9781605980164 |
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1605980161 |
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