Slaughter on the Somme 1 July 1916, The Complete War Diaries of the British Army's Worst Day
by Mace, Martin and Greham, John (compiled by)
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 184884770X
- ISBN 13
- 9781848847705
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire UK : Pen & Sword Military, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. Octavo (standard book size). Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting Endpapers have some faint foxed spots, text is free of foxing. Edges have some faint marks and faint foxing Boards are bumped on the corners and on the top and bottom of the spine 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 regiments 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 171 British Regiments that went over the top that day a day that even now still touches so many families both in the United Kingdom and around the world. The result will be 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. B & W map illustrations
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 171 British Regiments that went over the top that day a day that even now still touches so many families both in the United Kingdom and around the world. The result will be 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. B & W map illustrations
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- Spencer and Murphy Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54705
- Title
- Slaughter on the Somme 1 July 1916, The Complete War Diaries of the British Army's Worst Day
- Author
- Mace, Martin and Greham, John (compiled by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 184884770X
- ISBN 13
- 9781848847705
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Military
- Place of Publication
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire UK
- Date Published
- 2013
- Pages
- 514
- Keywords
- WWI Somme, WWI, World War One, British Army, battles
- X weight
- 1000.000 kg
- Size
- Octavo (standard book size)
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