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In the long history of the British Army, the Battle of the Somme was its bloodiest encounter. Between July 1 and mid-November 1916, 432 000 of its soldiers became casualties - about 3600 for every day of battle. German casualties were far fewer despite British superiority in the air and in lethal artillery. What went wrong for the British, and who was responsible? This book will decisively change our understanding of the history of the Western Front.
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Despite superior air and artillery power, British soldiers died in catastrophic numbers at the Battle of Somme in 1916. What went wrong, and who was responsible? This book meticulously reconstructs the battle, assigns responsibility to military and political leaders, and changes forever the way we understand this encounter and the history of the Western Front.
Robin Prior is head of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of New South Wales at the Australian Defense Force Academy, Canberra. Trevor Wilson is professor emeritus of history at the University of Adelaide. Together they have written Command in the Western Front and Passchendaele: The Untold Story.
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- PublisherNewSouth Publishing
- ISBN 10 0868408441
- ISBN 13 9780868408446
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University of New South Wales Press
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. 358 pages. Text buckled.In the long history of the British Ar my, the Battle of the Somme was its bloodiest encounter. Between July 1 and mid-November 1916, 432 000 of its soldiers became casu alties - about 3600 for every day of battle. German casualties we re far fewer despite British superiority in the air and in lethal artillery. What went wrong for the British, and who was responsi ble? This book will decisively change our understanding of the hi story of the Western Front. Seller Inventory # 655e
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