The Germans On The Somme Official War Dispatches 1916

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The Germans On The Somme Official War Dispatches 1916

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Author : Philip Gibbs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-02-01

The Germans On The Somme Official War Dispatches 1916 written by Philip Gibbs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-01 with History categories.

This short volume forms part of an occasional series entitled 'Military History From Contemporary Sources'. The idea behind the series is to provide the modern reader with a flavour of how these actions were presented to general audiences at the time the events unfolded. This volume is of especial interest as it deals with the German Army on the Somme. The events from the British perspective are well represented in the huge volume of reports and autobiographical accounts, but for English language readers it is much harder to gain an insight into the war as it was experienced from the German side. Gibb's work is welcome therefore as a rare example of a contemporary attempt to view the war from the 'other side of the hill'. Sir Philip Armand Hamilton Gibbs (1st May, 1877 - 10th March, 1962) was an English journalist and novelist who served as one of the five official British reporters during the First World War. These official dispatches all originate from November 1916 and were written following the capture of Beaumont-Hamel by the 51st Highland Division which took place on 13th November 1916.

The Battle Of The Somme

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Author : John Buchan
language : en
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Release Date : 2013-09

The Battle Of The Somme written by John Buchan and has been published by Theclassics.Us this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ... APPENDIX I SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S SECOND DISPATCH War Office, 29th December 1916. The following Dispatch has been received by the Secretary of State for War from General Sir Douglas Haig, G.C.B., Commanding-in-Chief, the British Forces in France: -- General Headquarters, 23rd December 191S. My Lord, I have the honour to submit the following report on the operations of the Forces under my Command since the 19th May, the date of my last Dispatch. 1. The principle of an offensive campaign during the summer of 1916 had already been decided on by all the Allies. The various possible alternatives on the Western front had been studied and discussed by General Joffre and myself, and we were in complete agreement as to the front to be attacked by the combined French and British Armies. Preparations for our offensive had made considerable progress; but as the date on which the attack should begin was dependent on many doubtful factors, a final decision on that point was deferred until the general situation should become clearer. Subject to the necessity of commencing operations before the summer was too far advanced, and with due regard to the general situation, I desired to postpone my attack as long as possible. The British Armies were growing in numbers and the supply of munitions was steadily increasing. Moreover, a very large proportion of the officers and men under my command were still far from being fully trained, and the longer the attack could be deferred the more efficient they would become. On the other hand the Germans were continuing to press their attacks at Verdun, and both there and on the Italian front, where the Austrian offensive was gaining ground, it was evident that the strain might become too great to be borne unless timely..

Battle For Air Supremacy Over The Somme 1 June 30 November 1916

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Author : Lt-Col Thomas G. Bradbeer
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2014-08-15

Battle For Air Supremacy Over The Somme 1 June 30 November 1916 written by Lt-Col Thomas G. Bradbeer and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-15 with History categories.

Much has been written about the Battle of the Somme. From July through late November 1916, British, French, and German armies fought one of the costliest battles of the twentieth century. Well over a million casualties and only a few miles of ground gained by the Allies were the result when the battle ended. Little, however, has been written about the second battle which occurred simultaneously, this one in the skies above the Somme, where for the first time in the history of warfare a deliberate attempt was made to control the sky. The British Royal Flying Corps, under the resolute command of General Sir Hugh Trenchard, fought to gain air supremacy from the German Air Service. Trenchard believed that the best way to support the ground force was to dominate and control the sky above the battlefield. This air campaign was critical because of its impact on the doctrine and theory of air warfare which followed it. This study examines the efforts of the Royal Flying Corps to gain air supremacy against the German Air Service before and during the Battle of the Somme.

Imperial Germany S Iron Regiment Of The First World War Second Edition

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Author : John K. Rieth
language : en
Publisher: Badgley Publishing Company
Release Date : 2017-10-14

Imperial Germany S Iron Regiment Of The First World War Second Edition written by John K. Rieth and has been published by Badgley Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-14 with History categories.

Imperial Germany's "Iron Regiment" of the First World War offers a rare English-language account of a premier German infantry unit. Renowned as the Iron Regiment for its fighting record in the legendary 1916 Battle of the Somme, its service spanned from WW I's earliest battles through its destruction by US Marines in the Argonne Forest in the war's final days. Inspired by a wartime journal written by the author's grandfather, an IR 169 veteran, much of the book is drawn from rare soldier accounts, many published here for the first time in English. The voice of these soldiers take us into the other side of the trenches and through the unimaginable horrors of the First World War. This second edition adds over 100 pages of text, maps, and pictures to the original publication. "An excellent writing looking at WW 1 from a German soldier's perspective. I highly recommend it to everyone interested in learning more about the Great War." Gerald York, Colonel (Ret), US Army Grandson of Sergeant Alvin York, famed US Army WW I Medal of Honor Recipient "This book stands head and shoulders above previously published unit histories and should not be ignored for its substantial value in providing the whole picture of many of the war's landmark battles." Roads to the Great War "War histories of German regiments during either the First or Second World War are comparatively rare, and this book is a welcome addition." Britain at War Magazine "A complete lifecycle account of a German regiment for the duration of the First World War, and so a rare contribution to those wishing to see the war from the German perspective." Great War Society ---------------- The author, John K. Rieth, is a retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel with a lifelong interest in military history. He is the author of Patton's Forward Observers: The History of the 7th Field Artillery Battalion and is a member of the US Army Historical Foundation and the Western Front Association.

The First Day On The Somme

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Author : Martin Middlebrook
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2006-05-25

The First Day On The Somme written by Martin Middlebrook 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 2006-05-25 with History categories.

A history of the British Army’s experience at the Battle of the Somme in France during World War I. After an immense but useless bombardment, at 7:30 AM on July 1, 1916, the British Army went over the top and attacked the German trenches. It was the first day of the battle of the Somme, and on that day, the British suffered nearly 60,000 casualties, two for every yard of their front. With more than fifty times the daily losses at El Alamein and fifteen times the British casualties on D-day, July 1, 1916, was the blackest day in the history of the British Army. But, more than that, as Lloyd George recognized, it was a watershed in the history of the First World War. The Army that attacked on that day was the volunteer Army that had answered Kitchener’s call. It had gone into action confident of a decisive victory. But by sunset on the first day on the Somme, no one could any longer think of a war that might be won. Martin Middlebrook’s research has covered not just official and regimental histories and tours of the battlefields, but interviews with hundreds of survivors, both British and German. As to the action itself, he conveys the overall strategic view and the terrifying reality that it was for front-line soldiers. Praise for The First Day on the Somme “The soldiers receive the best service a historian can provide: their story is told in their own words.” —The Guardian (UK)

Walking Into Hell 1st July 1916

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Author : E.G.D. Living
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2014-07-28

Walking Into Hell 1st July 1916 written by E.G.D. Living 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 2014-07-28 with History categories.

The 1st July 1916 was the blackest day in the history of the British Army when 60,000 unsuspecting men of the British 4th Army advanced into the teeth of a hurricane of German fire. This well-illustrated anthology examines the events of that terrible day from two very different perspectives. The vivid eyewitness account of the battle from the soldier's point of view is provided by Edward Liveing of the London Regiment. After joining the London Regiment in 1914, Liveing was deployed to both Palestine and to France, where he was wounded at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. This book describes his war on the front line up until his injury on the Somme.??Also on the field that day and engaged in filming the battle for posterity was cameraman Lieut. Geoffrey Malins, who produced the famous documentary film of the battle. At the outbreak of war in 1914, Malins, aged 28, traveled to the Western Front where he acted as a freelance war correspondent, filming newsreels in Belgium and France. 1915 brought a fateful change of direction for Malins when he was recruited by the British Kinematograph Manufacturers Association to make a film of the preparations and the execution of a battle on the Western Front. This proved to be a dangerous business and by the end of the first year Malins, now with the rank of Lieutenant, had found himself deafened, gassed and twice wounded in the line of duty. Malins continued his work as a wartime cameraman before he was discharged from the army in 1918, having suffered bad health for sometime previously.??These two contrasting accounts provide a remarkable insight into the chaotic events as they unfolded on the battlefield and provide the reader with two very different views of the battle as well as the visual records as produced by Malins, and the other photographers and artists at work on the Somme that day.

Memories From The Frontline

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Author : Jerry Palmer
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-05-21

Memories From The Frontline written by Jerry Palmer and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-21 with Literary Criticism categories.

This book analyses soldiers’ memoirs from the Great War of 1914-18 from Britain, France and Germany. It considers both the authors’ composition of the memoirs and the public response to them. It provides contextual analysis through a survey of the different types of contemporary writing about the Great War, through an analysis of changes in the language used to describe combat, and through an analysis of those people whose accounts of the war were either excluded or marginalised. It also considers the international response to the most successful of the texts. The purpose of the analysis is to show how soldiers’ memoirs contributed to the collective memory of the war and how they influenced public opinion about the war. These texts are both autobiographical and historical and their relationship to the fields of autobiography and historical writing is also considered, as well as to the distinction between fact and fiction.

The Somme

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Author : Peter Barton
language : en
Publisher: Constable
Release Date : 2011-02-24

The Somme written by Peter Barton and has been published by Constable this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-24 with History categories.

Peter Barton's landmark volume presents over 50 original panoramas of the battlegrounds of the Somme. They show what no other photographs can: the view from the trench parapet, and a great deal more. This revised edition also includes stunning new details of the use and misuse of an extraordinary network of 'Russian Saps' installed during the two months prior to battle. These tunnels beneath no man's land often brought the British - unseen - to within 10 metres of the German trenches, yet over-secrecy and poor communication led to most being left unexploited. In the sectors where they were employed, success was dramatic. Plus a host of previously unpublished personal testimony, and a fresh look at several unseen and forgotten aspects of the battle such as the Royal Engineers' Push Pipes, Bored Mines and huge Livens Flame Projectors. Here is the Somme as you have never seen it before. Praise for The Battlefields of the First World War: 'An extraordinary set of panoramic photographs that reveal the battlefields of the Western Front as never before.' The Times 'Astonishing ... made my heart sigh.' Independent 'Without doubt the best publication on the Great War in many years ... a superb piece of work.' Western Front Association

The Great War

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Author : Herbert Wrigley Wilson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1917

The Great War written by Herbert Wrigley Wilson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1917 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.

A Century Of Media A Century Of War

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Author : Robin Andersen
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang
Release Date : 2006

A Century Of Media A Century Of War written by Robin Andersen and has been published by Peter Lang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.

Topics include: the arms supply scandal involving Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North in 1987, the Gulf War and TV channel CNN, the films Black hawk down, Courage under fire, Three kings, Saving Private Ryan.