West Country Regiments on the Somme.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saunders, Tim.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Army. Devonshire Regiment--History.

Great Britain.

Great Britain. Army. Dorset Regiment--History.

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

West Country (England)--History, Military.

World War, 1914-1918--Regimental histories--England--West Country.

World War, 1914-1918--Regimental histories--Great Britain.

World War, 1914-1918.

Local Subjects:

Great Britain. Army. Devonshire Regiment--History.

Great Britain. Army. Dorset Regiment--History.

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

West Country (England)--History, Military.

World War, 1914-1918--Regimental histories--England--West Country.

World War, 1914-1918--Regimental histories--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (543 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Pen and Sword, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Previous works have concentrated on the 'Pal' in Britain's northern towns and cities. This book seeks to explore the little appreciated part in the Battle of the Somme played by the Regular and Volunteer Service battalions of two small West Country regiments; the Devonshire Regiment and the Dorset Regiment. These two regiments had five battalions in action on the first day of the battle and were represented in most of the significant attacks during the three and half months of the 1916. The reader will be able to form a clear picture of the battle's development as a whole through the eyes of W

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""INTRODUCTION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""Chapter One - The West Country Regiments in 1914""; ""Chapter Two - The Somme: 1915""; ""Chapter Three - 1916: Preliminary Operations and Preparations""; ""Chapter Four - Fourth Army Plan and the Preliminary Bombardment""; ""Chapter 5 - 2/Devons� Attack on Ovillers""; ""Chapter 6 - 1/Dorsets� Attack on Leipzig Redoubt""; ""Chapter 7 - 6/Dorsets at Fricourt""; ""Chapter 8 - 8th and 9th Devons at Mametz""; ""Chapter 9 - Fricourt and Mametz Wood: The Second Phase""

""Chapter 10 - The Battle of Bazentin Ridge""""Chapter 11 - The High Wood Attack and Veale VC""; ""Chapter 12 - Holding the Line""; ""Chapter 13 - Guillemont and Leuze Wood""; ""Chapter 14 - Ginchy""; ""Chapter 15 - Mouquet Farm""; ""Chapter 16 - Morval""; ""Chapter 17 - Le Transloy""; ""Chapter 18 - Battle of the Ancre""; ""INDEX""

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ISBN:

9781783460274

178346027X

OCLC:

854974811