After an immense but useless bombardment, at 7.30 am. On 1 July 1916 the British Army went over the top and attacked the German trenches. It was the first day of the battle of the Somme, and on that day the British suffered nearly 60,000 casualties, two for every yard of their front. With more than fifty times the daily losses at El Alamein and fifteen times the British casualties on D-day, 1 July 1916 was the blackest day in the history of the British Army. But, more than that, as Lloyd George recognised, it was a ...
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After an immense but useless bombardment, at 7.30 am. On 1 July 1916 the British Army went over the top and attacked the German trenches. It was the first day of the battle of the Somme, and on that day the British suffered nearly 60,000 casualties, two for every yard of their front. With more than fifty times the daily losses at El Alamein and fifteen times the British casualties on D-day, 1 July 1916 was the blackest day in the history of the British Army. But, more than that, as Lloyd George recognised, it was a watershed in the history of the First World War. The Army that attacked on that day was the volunteer Army that had answered Kitchener's call. It had gone into action confident of a decisive victory. But by sunset on the first day on the Somme, no one could any longer think of a war that might be won. After that it was a struggle that had simply to be endured. Martin Middlebrook's research has covered not just official and regimental histories and tours of the battlefields, but interviews with hundreds of survivors, both British and German. As to the action itself, he conveys the overall strategic view and the terrifying reality that it was for front-line soldiers.
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Add this copy of The First Day on the Somme to cart. $1.92, fair condition, Sold by Stephen White Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bradford, WEST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2002 by Pen & Sword Books Ltd.
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Fair. Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback with dust cover. Well read copy with some spine wear but still useable, colouring of page edges due to age. Quick dispatch from UK seller.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author Reprint, 8vo, 365pp, photo illustrations, VG+ Copy in VG+ DJ; signed by the author on title page.
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Near Fine in Very Good+ jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 381pp/illus/maps. Beige cloth covered boards with red blocking to spine, illustrated with black and white photographs. 1 July 1916 was the first day of the Battle of the Somme and on that day the British suffered nearly 60, 000 casualties, two for every yard of their front. The casualties exceeded not only the entire infantry strength of the present British Army, but the combined battle casualties of the Crimean, the Boer and the Korean Wars. Light chipping to dj.
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