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Author:

Prior, Robin. author.

Title:

The Somme / Robin Prior and Trevor Wilson.

Edition:

Updated edition.

Publisher:

Yale University Press,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xx, 358 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm

Subject:

Somme, 1st Battle of the (France : 1916)
Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916.
World War, 1914-1918--Battles--Somme.--Somme.
Somme, Bataille de la, 1916.
France.
Eerste Wereldoorlog.
Veldslagen.
Sommeschlacht (1916)
1916

Other Authors:

Wilson, Trevor, 1928- author.

Notes:

"With new introduction."--page [4] of cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-351) and index.

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': Posi©·res 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.

Summary:

"Despite superior air and artillery power, British soldiers died in catastrophic numbers at the Battle of Somme in 1916. What went wrong, and who was responsible? This book meticulously reconstructs the battle, assigns responsibility to military and political leaders, and changes forever the way we understand this encounter and the history of the Western Front"-- Back cover.

ISBN:

0300220286
9780300220285

OCLC:

(OCoLC)945570153

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)