The Somme - Hardcover

Prior, Robin; Wilson, Trevor

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0868409774 ISBN 13: 9780868409771

Publisher: UNSW Press, 2005

Synopsis

In the long history of the British Army, the Battle of the Somme was its bloodiest encounter. What went wrong for the British and who was responsible? The authors have examined the entire public archive on the Battle of the Somme to reconstruct the day-by-day course of the war.

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Review

'A precise and authentic record of the campaign, reconstructed from the public archives.' -- Ben Macintyre, The Times, 22nd July 2006

'Miller is at his best analysing the decline announced in the subtitle of the book...' -- Alberto Manguel, Times Literary Supplement, 14th July 2006

'Two Australian authors...have reconstructed...the most precise
and authentic account ever likely to be in print...'
-- Bob Wyatt, Stand To!, September 2006

'[A] funny and trenchant study...Thankfully, this entertaining study will enliven many a dinner-party discussion.' -- Alexandra Larman, New Statesman, 3rd July 2006

`... lively, provocative, and well sourced, and ... has become the `industry standard' account ... a very significant milestone ... it will remain invaluable.'
-- Jim Beach, War in History, 2008

Book Description

`... lively, provocative, and well sourced, and ... has become the `industry standard' account ... a very significant milestone ... it will remain invaluable.'

Edition details

• Publisher: UNSW Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0868409774
• ISBN 13: 9780868409771
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 352