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TWELVE DAYS ON THE SOMME
A MEMOIR OF THE TRENCHES, 1916 |
| By: |
Sidney Rogerson, Malcolm Brown (Foreword) |
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Hardback |
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£19.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1853676802 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781853676802 |
| Publisher: |
GREENHILL BOOKS |
| Pub. date: |
21 December, 2005 |
| Pages: |
208 |
| Description: |
A joint operation between Britain and France in 1916, the battle of the Somme was an attempt to dent Germany's military strength. This is a narrative of the last spell of front-line duty performed by the 2/West Yorkshires. From the panic of crossing no-man's-land, to the drudgery of trench life, it creates a picture of this horrific conflict. |
| Synopsis: |
A joint operation between Britain and France in 1916, the Battle of the Somme was an attempt to gain territory and dent Germany's military strength. By the end of the action, very little ground had been won: the Allied Forces had made just 12km. For this slight gain, a more than a million lives were lost. There were more than 400,000 British, 200,000 French, and 500,000 German casualities during the fighting. Twelve Days on the Somme is a memoir of the last spell of front-line duty performed by the 2nd Battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment. Written by Sidney Rogerson, a young officer in B Company, it gives an extraordinarily frank and often moving account of what it was really like to fight through one of most notorious battles of the First World War. Its special message, however, is that, contrary to received assumptions, men could face up to the terrible ordeal such a battle presented with resilience, good humour and without loss of morale. This is a classic work whose reprinting is long overdue. |
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2 plates |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Greenhill Books |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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