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The Somme by Robin Prior, Trevor Wilson is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Somme about?

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-- 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': Posières And Mouquet Farm, July-august -- Summary, 15 July-12 September

Who reads The Somme?

Author

Robin Prior, Trevor Wilson

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9780300220292

Category

history

Subjects

History, Military History, Humanities

Rating

3.91 / 5 (57 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14