Dimensions
147 x 223 x 22mm
A lavishly illustrated history of the defining battle of the First World War, by one of the world's foremost experts on the subject.
On 1st July 1916, after a stupendous 7-day artillery preparation, the British Army finally launched its attack on the German line around the River Somme. Over the next 4 months they continued to attack, with little or no gain, and with horrendous losses to both sides.
This book, written by the world's foremost expert in the subject, describes in chilling detail everything from the grand strategy to the experience of the men on the ground. Illustrated throughout in colour, it is a stunning and absorbing depiction of the horror that was the Somme in 1916.
