Martin Middlebrook 
First Day on the Somme [EPUB ebook] 

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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)

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Langue Anglais ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9781473814240 ● Maison d’édition Pen and Sword ● Publié 2006 ● Téléchargeable 6 fois ● Devise EUR ● ID 3235218 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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