The Somme; Heroism and Horror in the First World War

Gilbert, Martin

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Edité par Henry Holt and Company, New York, 2006

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xix, [1], 332 pages. List of Illustrations. List of Maps. Illustrations. Maps. Appendix: Approximate size of any formations. Bibliography of Works Consulted. Index. The dust jacket has some wear and soiling. Scuff on fep where item removed. The battle of the Somme was one of the most costly battles in the history of warfare. On the first day alone, 19,240 British soldiers were killed and more than 36,000 wounded. Between 1 July 1916 and 19 November 1916, when it ended, more than 300,000 British, Commonwealth, French and German soldiers had been killed, and twice that number wounded. The area of the battlefield is small: fifteen miles in length and six miles at its greatest depth. What happened on the battlefield? Why was the battle fought there? Why was it so prolonged, at such heavy cost? What was its impact on the war? These questions have haunted survivors of the battle, the relatives and friends of those killed, and those born long after it. Poets, historians, writers, novelists, journalists, teachers and schoolchildren have been among those drawn to its story. Sir Martin John Gilbert CBE FRSL (25 October 1936 3 February 2015) was a British historian. He was the author of 88 books, including works on Winston Churchill, the 20th century, and Jewish history including the Holocaust. Gilbert was approached by Randolph Churchill to assist on a biography of his father, Sir Winston Churchill. When Randolph died in 1968, Gilbert completed the remaining six main volumes. Gilbert described himself as an "archival historian" who made extensive use of primary sources in his work. From one of our most distinguished historians, an authoritative and vivid account of the devastating World War I battle that claimed more than 300,000 lives. At 7:30 am on July 1, 1916, the first Allied soldiers climbed out of their trenches along the Somme River in France and charged out into no-man's-land toward the barbed wire and machine guns at the German front lines. By the end of this first day of the Allied attack, the British army alone would lose 20,000 men; in the coming months, the fifteen-mile-long territory along the river would erupt into the epicenter of the Great War. The Somme would mark a turning point in both the war and military history, as soldiers saw the first appearance of tanks on the battlefield, the emergence of the air war as a devastating and decisive factor in battle, and more than one million casualties (among them a young Adolf Hitler, who took a fragment in the leg). In just 138 days, 310,000 men died. In this vivid, deeply researched account of one history's most destructive battles, historian Martin Gilbert tracks the Battle of the Somme through the experiences of foot soldiers (known to the British as the PBI, for Poor Bloody Infantry), generals, and everyone in between. Interwoven with photographs, journal entries, original maps, and documents from every stage and level of planning, The Somme is the most authoritative and affecting account of this bloody turning point in the Great War. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. …

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Titre
The Somme; Heroism and Horror in the First World War
Auteur
Gilbert, Martin
Éditeur
Henry Holt and Company, New York
Année de publication
2006
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Hardcover
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anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0805081275
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780805081275
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