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The Somme, 1916 : crucible of a British army / written and illustrated by Michael Chappell.

Title
The Somme, 1916 : crucible of a British army / written and illustrated by Michael Chappell.
Author
Chappell, Mike.
Publication
London : Windrow & Greene, 1995.

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Description
128 p. : ill. (some col.), maps; 32 cm.
Subject
  • Great Britain. Army > History > World War, 1914-1918
  • 1914-1918
  • Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 128).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Eighty years on : perception and reality -- Prologue : Serre, 1 July 1916 -- The armies -- "One policy, one army, one front" -- Bombardment and barrage -- The infantry battle on 1 July : VII, VIII, and X Corps -- The infantry battle on 1 July : III, XV and XIII Corps -- Maintaining the pressure : 2-11 July 1916 -- The attack on the second position : "The Battle of Bazentin Ridge" -- Enter the tank : "The Battle of Flers-Courcelette" -- British infantry tactics -- The last battles : from Morval to the Ancre.
ISBN
  • 1859150071 (standard ed.)
  • 1859150128 (de luxe ed.)
LCCN
^^^96186584^
OCLC
  • 35234356
  • SCSB-12743709
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library