Somme 1916 : success and failure on the first day of the Battle of the Somme / Paul Kendall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kendall, Paul, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916.

France.

Somme, 1st Battle of the (France : 1916).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (473 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, [England] : Frontline Books, 2015.

Summary:

Much controversy has surrounded the Somme offensive relating to its justification and its impact upon the course of the war. General Sir Douglas Haig's policies have been the subject of considerable debate about whether the heavy losses sustained were worth the small gains that were achieved which appeared to have little strategic value. rnrnThat was certainly the case on many sectors on 1 July 1916, where British soldiers were unable to cross No Man's Land and failed to reach, or penetrate into, the German trenches. In other sectors, however, breaches were made in the German lines culminating in the capture that day of Leipzig Redoubt, Mametz and Montauban. rnrnThis book aims to highlight the failures and successes on that day and for the first time evaluate those factors that caused some divisions to succeed in capturing their objectives whilst others failed. An important new study, this book is certain to answer these questions as well as challenging the many myths and misconceptions surrounding the battle that have been propagated for the last 100 years.

Contents:

Intro

List of Maps

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Author's Notes

Part 1 - Prelude to 1 July 1916

Part 2 - VII Corps Sector

Part 3 - VIII Corps Sector

Part 4 - X Corps Sector

Part 5 - III Corps Sector

Part 6 - XV Corps Sector

Part 7 - XIII Corps Sector

Part 8 - Success and Failure.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 22, 2016).

ISBN:

9781848329065

1848329067

9781848329089

1848329083