The First Day on the Somme, 1 July 1916A thorough and detailed survey of the events of the first of July 1916 including not only official records and information gleaned from regimental histories but also using first hand accounts from both German and British survivors. |
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The Men | 1 |
The Western Front | 29 |
The Somme and the Germans | 53 |
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