Hart, Peter, 1955-

The Somme / Peter Hart - London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson , 2005. - 589 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 564-575) and index.

Traces the harrowing 1916 "Big Push" confrontation between English, French, and German forces during which the British lost more than twenty thousand soldiers in the first day, in a narrative account drawn from letters, diaries, and first-person testimonies.

9780297847058

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Somme, 1st battle of the, France, 1916
World War, 1939-1945---Campaigns

D545.S7 / H348 2005

940.4272 HAR