Forgotten Voices of the Somme: The Most Devastating Battle of the Great War in the Words of Those Who Survived

by Joshua Levine

Book Overview

1916. The Somme. With over a million casualties, it was the most brutal battle of World War I.

It is a clash that even now, over 90 years later, remains seared into the national consciousness, conjuring up images of muddy trenches and young lives tragically wasted. Its first day, July 1st 1916 - on which the British suffered 57,470 casualties, including 19,240 dead - is the bloodiest day in the history of the British armed forces to date...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0091926289
• ISBN13: 9780091926281
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Ebury Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.9" x 7.7"