| Description |
1 online resource (432 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Introduction and Acknowledgements -- Author�s Note -- Chapter 1: September � December 1914 -- Chapter 2: January � December 1915 -- Chapter 3: January � June 1916 -- Chapter 4: 1st July 1916 -- Chapter 5: 2nd � 31st July 1916 -- Chapter 6: August 1916 -- Chapter 7: September 1916 -- Chapter 8: October 1916 -- Chapter 9: November � December 1916 -- Appendix I: German � British comparison of ranks -- Appendix II: Notes on the German Army -- Appendix III: German historical sources |
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Appendix IV: German Order of Battle � July-December 1916Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
By drawing on a very large number of German sources, many of them previously unpublished, Jack Sheldon throws new light on a familiar story. In an account filled with graphic descriptions of life and death in the trenches, the author demonstrates that the dreadful losses of 1st July were a direct consequence of meticulous German planning and preparation. Although the Battle of the Somme was frequently a close-run affair, poor Allied co-ordination and persistence in attacking weakly on narrow fronts played into the hands of the German commanders, who were able to rush forward reserves, maintain |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 412-419) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916.
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HISTORY -- Military -- World War I.
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Sommeschlacht 1916
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Heer
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France
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Deutschland
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2006372798 |
| ISBN |
9781848847088 |
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1848847084 |
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9781783039654 |
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1783039655 |
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1299198805 |
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9781299198807 |
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