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Somme (Paperback)
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Somme (Paperback)
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2016 is the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme 'There was
hardly a household in the land', writes Lyn Macdonald, 'there was
no trade, occupation, profession or community, which was not
represented in the thousands of innocent enthusiasts who made up
the ranks of Kitchener's Army before the Battle of the Somme...'
The year 1916 was one of the great turning-points in British
history: as the youthful hopes of a generation were crushed in a
desperate struggle to survive, and traditional attitudes to
authority were destroyed for ever. On paper, few battles have ever
been so meticulously planned. Yet while there were good political
reasons to launch a joint offensive with a French Army demoralized
by huge casualties at Verdun, the raw troops on the ground knew
nothing of that. A hundred and fifty thousand were killed in the
punishing shellfire, the endless ordeal of attack and
counter-attack; twice that number were left maimed or wounded.
Here, almost for the first time, Lyn Macdonald lets the men who
were there give their own testimony. Their stories are vivid,
harrowing, sometimes terrifying - yet shot through with humour,
immense courage and an astonishing spirit of resilience. 'What the
reader will longest remember are the words - heartbroken, blunt,
angry - of the men who lived through the bloodbath...a worthy
addition to the literature of the Great War...'Daily Mail Over the
past twenty years Lyn Macdonald has established a popular
reputation as an author and historian of the First World War. Her
books are based on the accounts of eyewitnesses and survivors, told
in their own words, and cast a unique light on the First World War.
Most are published by Penguin.
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