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Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; List of Battalions; List of Maps; Abbreviations; Individual Corps Sections; VII Corps -- 1 July 1916; Assault of the 56th Division; Assault of the 46th Division; Loss of the lodgement of the 56th Division; The German account of Gommecourt; Index of Battalions; 1/5th (Earl of Chester's) Battalion (Territorial Force) Cheshire Regiment; 1/5th Battalion (Territorial Force) Leicestershire Regiment; 1/4th Battalion (Territorial Force) Lincolnshire Regiment.;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

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Author

Grehan, John,Mace, Martin,Martin Mace

Publisher

Pen & Sword Military

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781473892699

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Reference, Poetry