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Elegy: The First Day on the Somme
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Elegy: The First Day on the Somme Hardback - 2015

by Andrew Roberts

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From the publisher

The" New York Times"-bestselling author of "Napeoleon: A Life "and" The Storm of War "tells the shattering story of the blackest day in the history of British army: the first day of the Somme Offensive, July 1, 1916
On July 1, 1916, after a five-day bombardment, 11 British and five French divisions launched their long-awaited "Big Push" on German positions on high ground above the Rivers Ancre and Somme on the Western Front. Some ground was gained, but at a terrible cost. In killing-grounds whose names are indelibly imprinted on 20th-century memory, German machine-guns manned by troops who had sat out the storm of shellfire in deep dugouts inflicted terrible losses on the British infantry. The British Fourth Army lost 57,470 casualties, the French Sixth Army suffered 1,590 casualties, and the German 2nd Army 10,000. And this was but the prelude to 141 days of slaughter that would witness the deaths of between 750,000 and 1 million troops. Andrew Roberts evokes the pity and the horror of the blackest day in the history of the British army a summer s day turned hell on earth by modern military technology in the words of casualties, survivors, and the bereaved."

Details

  • Title Elegy: The First Day on the Somme
  • Author Andrew Roberts
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition Hardback
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Head of Zeus, London, Great Britain
  • Publication date 2015
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781784080013 / 1784080012
  • Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.6 x 5.9 x 1.1 in (21.84 x 14.99 x 2.79 cm)
  • Category History - Military / War
  • Dewey Decimal Code 940.427

About the author

Andrew Roberts is a prize-winning historian, journalist, and broadcaster. His books include "Masters and Commanders," "Napoleon: A Life" and, "The Storm of War."

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