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John Buchan's History of the Battle of the Somme, 1916 - A Special Edition of a Classic Account of the Great Conflict of the First World War (Hardcover)
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John Buchan's History of the Battle of the Somme, 1916 - A Special Edition of a Classic Account of the Great Conflict of the First World War (Hardcover)
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A fine author's view of the Great Somme Offensive
For many years there were few more highly regarded histories of
the momentous Battle of the Somme, 1916, than that written by John
Buchan, the renowned author of 'The Thirty Nine Steps, '
'Greenmantle, ' 'Huntingtower' and many others. In both his fiction
and non-fiction Buchan had the ability to craft a fine narrative in
an easy going, economic style. Today Buchan is far less well-known
for his non-fiction than for his fiction and that, perhaps, is
inevitable. Nevertheless, he was responsible for a very substantial
multi-volume history of the First World War which his consummate
skill as a writer has ensured remains readable, often quoted and
relevant. There were several versions of Buchan's 'Battle of the
Somme' published during and soon after the First World War,
sometimes in several volumes each dealing with different phases of
the battle. This unique, never before in print, Leonaur Original,
brings together all the text and all the illustrations and
photographs from those various editions to create, what we believe
to be the definitive version of the book. Fought over a period of
nearly five months, between July and November of 1916, the Battle
of the Somme became one of the defining battles, both of world
history and the First World War. Over 1,000,000 men were killed or
wounded in the course of the fighting which has made it, because of
its inconclusive outcome, emblematic of the lives wasted during the
war and of the implied incompetence of military commanders
throughout the conflict.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
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