24 Hours On The Somme
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24 Hours At The Somme
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Author : Robert Kershaw
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2016-06-16
24 Hours At The Somme written by Robert Kershaw and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-16 with History categories.
The first day of the Somme has had more of a widespread emotional impact on the psyche of the British public than any other battle in history. Now, 100 years later, Robert Kershaw attempts to understand the carnage, using the voices of the British and German soldiers who lived through that awful day. In the early hours of 1 July 1916, the British General staff placed its faith in patriotism and guts, believing that one ‘Big Push’ would bring on the end of the Great War. By sunset, there were 57,470 men – more than half the size of the present-day British Army – who lay dead, missing or wounded. On that day hope died. Juxtaposing the British trench view against that from the German parapet, Kershaw draws on eyewitness accounts, memories and letters to expose the true horror of that day. Amongst the mud, gore and stench of death, there are also stories of humanity and resilience, of all-embracing comradeship and gritty patriotic British spirit. However it was this very emotion which ultimately caused thousands of young men to sacrifice themselves on the Somme.
24 Hours On The Somme
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Author : Edward Liveing
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2016-05-15
24 Hours On The Somme written by Edward Liveing and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-15 with History categories.
A rare and forgotten first hand account of the first day of the Battle of the Somme by a British infantry soldier who went 'over the top' and survived.
The First Day On The Somme
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Author : Martin Middlebrook
language : en
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
Release Date : 2016-04-30
The First Day On The Somme written by Martin Middlebrook and has been published by Pen & Sword Military this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-30 with History categories.
* Revised edition with a new introduction published to coincide with the 100th Anniversary of the Somme * One of the great classic books to emerge on the Great War. * The First Day on the Somme covers in depth the most tragic and significant 24 hours of British military history. * Martin Middlebrook has an unparalleled reputation as a militar
24 Hours At Balaclava 25 October 1854
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Author : Robert Kershaw
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2019-04-02
24 Hours At Balaclava 25 October 1854 written by Robert Kershaw and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-02 with History categories.
In 1854 Britain and France were at war to save 'poor little Turkey', the crumbling Ottoman Empire, from the menace of Russian expansionism. On 25 October they were nine days into what would become an eleven-month siege, with little to show for it. Suddenly, from behind them came the unmistakeable sound of cannon. The Russians had arrived. Vastly outnumbered, the British gained an unlikely upper hand with the charge of the Heavy Brigade and the efforts of the Thin Red Line. But then, within two hours of achieving near victory, the British squandered it in dramatic style with the charge of the Light Brigade. Using eyewitness accounts, letters and diaries, acclaimed military historian Robert Kershaw presents a new, intimate look at the Battle of Balaclava, from the perspective of the men who 'saw little and knew even less'. Come down from the Heights and see the real story of one of the most ill-fated military expeditions in British history.
The Somme
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Author : Robin Prior
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2006-01-01
The Somme written by Robin Prior and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-01 with History categories.
In the long history of the British Army, the Battle of the Somme was its bloodiest encounter. What went wrong for the British, and who was responsible? The authors have examined the public archive on the Battle of the Somme to reconstruct the daily course of the war.
Narrow Gauge In The Somme Sector
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Author : Martin J. B. Farebrother
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2018-10-30
Narrow Gauge In The Somme Sector written by Martin J. B. Farebrother and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-30 with History categories.
The Somme sector of the Western Front was held by French forces until early 1916, when the British and Dominions Third and Fourth Armies moved into the northern part, before the joint First Battle of the Somme from July to November 1916. In 1917, with the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line, British responsibility moved further south. By early 1918 the British Third and Fifth Armies were responsible as far south as east of Noyon. In Spring 1918 the German attack and advance from the Hindenburg Line came west almost to Amiens. However the British and French Armies finally stopped the advance, and from August 1918 drove the German Army back eastwards until the Armistice on 11 November 1918.In this book the meter gauge networks established before the First World War are examined. Then the build up of light (60cm gauge) railways, initially mainly French but later British, in 1915 and 1916, is considered, with an assessment of the contribution of these and the meter gauge lines to the war effort. With the major movements of the front line in this sector in 1917 and 1918, the response of the narrow gauge railways is considered chronologically as well as by area, in the context of overall railway policy and development. After the war the light railways contributed to the reconstruction of the devastated areas, and then in some places served the sugar beet industry. The meter gauge railways were rebuilt or repaired. The story is followed to the closure of the last of these railways in the 1960s.This book is a companion volume to Narrow Gauge in the Arras Sector (Pen & Sword Transport, 2015) by the same authors. It refers also to other previous works on British and French railways in the First World War, but contains sufficient information to stand alone. It describes how to find key locations now, and where rolling stock can be seen. Some walks are included for those who wish to explore the territory.
Verdun And The Somme
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Author : Harro Grabolle
language : en
Publisher: Akademiai Kiado
Release Date : 2004
Verdun And The Somme written by Harro Grabolle and has been published by Akademiai Kiado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
Analysis of British and German prose fiction written between 1916 and 1937, with different ideological points of view. Authors represented include, from Germany, Fritz von Unruh, Josef M. Wehner, Werner Beumelburg, Arnold Zweig, and from Britain, Alec J. Dawson, Alan P. Herbert, Arthur D. Gristwood, Frederic Manning and David Jones.
The Somme
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Author : Gary Sheffield
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2015-10-08
The Somme written by Gary Sheffield and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-08 with History categories.
On 1 July 1916, after a stupendous seven-day artillery preparation, the British Army finally launched its attack on the German line around the River Somme. Over the next four and half 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, it is a stunning and absorbing depiction of the horror that was the Somme in 1916.
Somme
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Author : Hugh Sebag-Montefiore
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2016-07-01
Somme written by Hugh Sebag-Montefiore and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-01 with History categories.
Rescuing from history the heroes on the front line whose bravery has been overlooked, and giving voice to their bereaved relatives at home, Hugh Sebag-Montefiore reveals the Battle of the Somme in all its glory and misery, helping us to realize that there are many meaningful ways to define a battle when seen through the eyes of those who lived it.
Major Mrs Holt S Battlefield Guide To The Somme
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Author : Tonie Holt
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2008-06-15
Major Mrs Holt S Battlefield Guide To The Somme written by Tonie Holt and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-15 with History categories.
Major and Mrs. Holt's Battlefield Guide to the Somme is, without doubt, one of the best-selling guide books to the battlefields of the Somme. This latest updated edition, includes four recommended, timed itineraries representing one day's traveling. Every stop on route has an accompanying description and often a tale of heroic or tragic action.Memorials, private and official, sites of memorable conflict, the resting places of personalities of note are all drawn together with sympathetic and understanding commentary that gives the reader a sensitivity towards the events of 1916.