| Autore |
Kendall Paul
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| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
New York, New York : , : Skyhorse Publishing, , 2016
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (397 pages) : illustrations, maps
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| Disciplina |
940.4272
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| Soggetto topico |
Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916
World War, 1914-1918 - Campaigns - France
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Author's Notes -- Part 1 - Prelude to 1 July 1916 -- 1: The British Army 1914-1915 -- 2: The Plan for the Somme Offensive -- 3: Working Out the Details -- 4: Preparations -- 5: Preliminary Artillery Bombardment -- 6: The Day Before - 30 June 1916 -- Part 2 - VII Corps Sector -- 7: Gommecourt: 46th Division -- 8: Gommecourt: 56th Division -- Part 3 - VIII Corps Sector -- 9: Serre -- 10: Redan Ridge and the Heidenkopf -- 11: Beaumont Hamel -- 12: Beaumont Hamel: Y-Ravine -- Part 4 - X Corps Sector -- 13: Schwaben Redoubt -- 14: Thiepval -- 15: Leipzig Salient -- Part 5 - III Corps Sector -- 16: Nordwerk -- 17: Ovillers-la-Boisselle and Mash Valley -- 18: La Boisselle -- Part 6 - XV Corps Sector -- 19: Fricourt -- 20: Mametz -- Part 7 - XIII Corps Sector -- 21: Pommiers Redoubt -- 22: Montauban Ridge -- 23: Livens Flame Projectors at Breslau Trench -- 24: Montauban -- Part 8 - Success and Failure -- 25: Aftermath -- 26: Assessment: Success and Failure -- Notes -- Bibliography and Sources -- Index -- Photo Insert.
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910158983303321 |
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Somme 1916 : Britain's bloodiest day of World War I / / Paul Kendall
