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24 Hours at the Somme

Robert Kershaw
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Author : Robert Kershaw
Publisher : Random House
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780753550502

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The first day of the Somme has had more of a widespread emotional impact on the psyche of the British public than any other battle in history. Now, 100 years later, Robert Kershaw attempts to understand the carnage, using the voices of the British and German soldiers who lived through that awful day. In the early hours of 1 July 1916, the British General staff placed its faith in patriotism and guts, believing that one ‘Big Push’ would bring on the end of the Great War. By sunset, there were 57,470 men – more than half the size of the present-day British Army – who lay dead, missing or wounded. On that day hope died. Juxtaposing the British trench view against that from the German parapet, Kershaw draws on eyewitness accounts, memories and letters to expose the true horror of that day. Amongst the mud, gore and stench of death, there are also stories of humanity and resilience, of all-embracing comradeship and gritty patriotic British spirit. However it was this very emotion which ultimately caused thousands of young men to sacrifice themselves on the Somme.

24 Hours on the Somme

Edward Liveing
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Author : Edward Liveing
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445655468

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A rare and forgotten first hand account of the first day of the Battle of the Somme by a British infantry soldier who went 'over the top' and survived.

The Somme

Peter Barton
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Author : Peter Barton
Publisher : Constable
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-24
Category : History
ISBN : 1849017190

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Peter Barton's landmark volume presents over 50 original panoramas of the battlegrounds of the Somme. They show what no other photographs can: the view from the trench parapet, and a great deal more. This revised edition also includes stunning new details of the use and misuse of an extraordinary network of 'Russian Saps' installed during the two months prior to battle. These tunnels beneath no man's land often brought the British - unseen - to within 10 metres of the German trenches, yet over-secrecy and poor communication led to most being left unexploited. In the sectors where they were employed, success was dramatic. Plus a host of previously unpublished personal testimony, and a fresh look at several unseen and forgotten aspects of the battle such as the Royal Engineers' Push Pipes, Bored Mines and huge Livens Flame Projectors. Here is the Somme as you have never seen it before. Praise for The Battlefields of the First World War: 'An extraordinary set of panoramic photographs that reveal the battlefields of the Western Front as never before.' The Times 'Astonishing ... made my heart sigh.' Independent 'Without doubt the best publication on the Great War in many years ... a superb piece of work.' Western Front Association

Somme

Hugh Sebag-Montefiore
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Author : Hugh Sebag-Montefiore
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674970038

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Rescuing from history the heroes on the front line whose bravery has been overlooked, and giving voice to their bereaved relatives at home, Hugh Sebag-Montefiore reveals the Battle of the Somme in all its glory and misery, helping us to realize that there are many meaningful ways to define a battle when seen through the eyes of those who lived it.

The First Day on the Somme

Martin Middlebrook
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Author : Martin Middlebrook
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2006-05-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473814240

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A history of the British Army’s experience at the Battle of the Somme in France during World War I. After an immense but useless bombardment, at 7:30 AM on July 1, 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, July 1, 1916, was the blackest day in the history of the British Army. But, more than that, as Lloyd George recognized, 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. 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. Praise for The First Day on the Somme “The soldiers receive the best service a historian can provide: their story is told in their own words.” —The Guardian (UK)

The Somme

Chris McCarthy
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Author : Chris McCarthy
Publisher : Uniform Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-15
Category : Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916
ISBN : 1910500518

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A new revised edition of the landmark book presenting a detailed chronicle of the battle, day by day, unit by unit from 1 July to 19 November 1916. Published to coincide with the centenary of the Battle of The Somme with a new introduction by Professor Peter John Simkins MBE, FRHistS

The Great War

Joe Sacco,Adam Hochschild
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Author : Joe Sacco,Adam Hochschild
Publisher : W. W. Norton
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 0393088804

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From "the heir to R. Crumb and Art Spiegelman" (Economist) comes a monumental, wordless depiction of the most infamous day of World War I.

The Somme

Robin Prior,Trevor Wilson
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Author : Robin Prior,Trevor Wilson
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0300119631

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In the long history of the British Army, the Battle of the Somme was its bloodiest encounter. What went wrong for the British, and who was responsible? The authors have examined the public archive on the Battle of the Somme to reconstruct the daily course of the war.

24 Hours at Waterloo

Robert Kershaw
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Author : Robert Kershaw
Publisher : Random House
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781448133864

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‘One of the lancers rode by, and stabbed me in the back with his lance. I then turned, and lay with my face upward, and a foot soldier stabbed me with his sword as he walked by. Immediately after, another, with his firelock and bayonet, gave me a terrible plunge, and while doing it with all his might, exclaimed, “Sacré nom de Dieu!” ’ The truly epic and brutal battle of Waterloo was a pivotal moment in history – a single day, one 24-hour period, defined the course of Europe’s future. In March 1815, the Allies declared war on Napoleon in response to his escape from exile and the renewed threat to imperial European rule. Three months later, on 18 June 1815, having suffered considerable losses at Quatre-Bras, Wellington’s army fell back on Waterloo, some ten miles south of Brussels. Halting on the ridge, they awaited Napoleon’s army, blocking their entry to the capital. This would become the Allies’ final stand, the infamous battle of Waterloo. In this intimate, hour-by-hour account, acclaimed military historian Robert Kershaw resurrects the human stories at the centre of the fighting, creating an authoritative single-volume biography of this landmark battle. Drawing on his profound insight and a field knowledge of military strategy, Kershaw takes the reader to where the impact of the orders was felt, straight into the heart of the battle, shoulder to shoulder with the soldiers on the mud-splattered ground. Masterfully weaving together painstakingly researched eyewitness accounts, diaries and letters – many never before seen or published – this gripping portrayal of Waterloo offers unparalleled authenticity. Extraordinary images of the men and women emerge in full colour; the voices of the sergeants, the exhausted foot-soldiers, the boy ensigns, the captains and the cavalry troopers, from both sides, rise from the page in vivid and telling detail, as the fate of Europe hangs by a thread.

And in the Morning

John Wilson
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Author : John Wilson
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781772030143

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Fifteen-year-old Jim Hay believes that war is a glorious adventure and cannot wait for his turn to fight. But as his father boldly marches off to battle in August 1914, Jim must be content to record his thoughts and dreams in his journal. All too quickly, however, Jim's simple life begins to unravel. His father is killed in action, his mother suffers a breakdown and, when he does at last join up, it is as much to find refuge as it is to seek glory. What Jim discovers in the trenches of France is enough to dispel any romantic view of the war. Soon, his longing for adventure is replaced by a basic need to survive and the final tragic outcome is one he never could have imagined. The first installment in the Fields of Conflict series, And in the Morning will appeal to young readers aged fourteen to sixteen.

The Somme

Robin Prior,Trevor Wilson
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Author : Robin Prior,Trevor Wilson
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916
ISBN : 9780300220285

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"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"--Publisher description.

Narrow Gauge in the Somme Sector

Martin J. B. Farebrother,Joan S. Farebrother
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Author : Martin J. B. Farebrother,Joan S. Farebrother
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473887657

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Narrow Gauge in the Somme Sector by Martin J. B. Farebrother,Joan S. Farebrother Pdf

The Somme sector of the Western Front was held by French forces until early 1916, when the British and Dominions Third and Fourth Armies moved into the northern part, before the joint First Battle of the Somme from July to November 1916. In 1917, with the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line, British responsibility moved further south. By early 1918 the British Third and Fifth Armies were responsible as far south as east of Noyon. In Spring 1918 the German attack and advance from the Hindenburg Line came west almost to Amiens. However the British and French Armies finally stopped the advance, and from August 1918 drove the German Army back eastwards until the Armistice on 11 November 1918.In this book the meter gauge networks established before the First World War are examined. Then the build up of light (60cm gauge) railways, initially mainly French but later British, in 1915 and 1916, is considered, with an assessment of the contribution of these and the meter gauge lines to the war effort. With the major movements of the front line in this sector in 1917 and 1918, the response of the narrow gauge railways is considered chronologically as well as by area, in the context of overall railway policy and development. After the war the light railways contributed to the reconstruction of the devastated areas, and then in some places served the sugar beet industry. The meter gauge railways were rebuilt or repaired. The story is followed to the closure of the last of these railways in the 1960s.This book is a companion volume to Narrow Gauge in the Arras Sector (Pen & Sword Transport, 2015) by the same authors. It refers also to other previous works on British and French railways in the First World War, but contains sufficient information to stand alone. It describes how to find key locations now, and where rolling stock can be seen. Some walks are included for those who wish to explore the territory.

Verdun and the Somme

Harro Grabolle
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Author : Harro Grabolle
Publisher : Akademiai Kiado
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9630581922

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Analysis of British and German prose fiction written between 1916 and 1937, with different ideological points of view. Authors represented include, from Germany, Fritz von Unruh, Josef M. Wehner, Werner Beumelburg, Arnold Zweig, and from Britain, Alec J. Dawson, Alan P. Herbert, Arthur D. Gristwood, Frederic Manning and David Jones.

Major & Mrs Holt's Battlefield Guide to the Somme

Tonie Holt,Valmai Holt
Major Mrs Holt s Battlefield Guide to the Somme Book PDF

Author : Tonie Holt,Valmai Holt
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 589 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783035090

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Major & Mrs Holt's Battlefield Guide to the Somme by Tonie Holt,Valmai Holt Pdf

Major and Mrs. Holt's Battlefield Guide to the Somme is, without doubt, one of the best-selling guide books to the battlefields of the Somme. This latest updated edition, includes four recommended, timed itineraries representing one day's traveling. Every stop on route has an accompanying description and often a tale of heroic or tragic action.Memorials, private and official, sites of memorable conflict, the resting places of personalities of note are all drawn together with sympathetic and understanding commentary that gives the reader a sensitivity towards the events of 1916.

Major and Mrs Holt's Pocket Battlefield Guide to the Somme 1916/1918

Tonie Holt,Valmai Holt
Major and Mrs Holt s Pocket Battlefield Guide to the Somme 1916 1918 Book PDF

Author : Tonie Holt,Valmai Holt
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781844153954

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Major and Mrs Holt's Pocket Battlefield Guide to the Somme 1916/1918 by Tonie Holt,Valmai Holt Pdf

The Somme is the epicentre for most people in the study of the First World War from a UK and Commonwealth perspective. Today the landscape and terrain are dedicated to the soldiers that fought and died there and Major and Mrs Holt's Pocket Guide to the Somme has been put together to take you around the area. This book, part of a new series of guides, is designed conveniently in a small size, for those who have only limited time to visit, or who are simply interested in as an introduction to the historic battlefields, whether on the ground or from an armchair. They contain selections from the Holts' more detailed guides of the most popular and accessible sites plus handy tourist information, capturing the essential features of the Battles. The book contains many full colour maps and photographs and detailed instructions on what to see and where to visit.