The Somme

Hart, Peter

ISBN 10: 1605980161 / ISBN 13: 9781605980164

Verlag: Unknown, 2009

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Inhaltsangabe:

On July 1, 1916, the British Army launched the "Big Push" that was supposed to bring an end to the horrific stalemate on the Western Front between British, French and German forces. What resulted was one of the greatest single human catastrophes in twentieth century warfare: scrambling out of trenches in the face of German machine guns and artillery fire, the British lost over twenty thousand soldiers during the first day. This "battle" would drag on for another four bloody months.Expertly weaving together letters, diaries, and other first-person accounts, Peter Hart gives us a compelling narrative tribute to this infamous tragedy that epitomized the futility of "the war to end all wars."

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Peter Hart studied at Liverpool University before becoming a director at the Imperial War Museum in London. As the museum's Oral Historian, he works frequently with war veterans recording their wartime experiences.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Somme
Verlag: Unknown
Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
Einband: hardcover
Zustand: Very Good