The First Day on the Somme: 1 July 1916The soldiers receive the best service a historian can provide: their story is told in their own words - Guardian |
Contents
The Western Front | |
The Somme and the Germans | |
The Morning | |
Review at Noon | |
The Afternoon | |
Review at Dusk | |
The Night | |
The Aftermath | |
The Cost | |
An Analysis | |
The Plan | |
The Preparations | |
The Last Few Hours | |
Zero Hour | |
Review at 8 30 A M | |
The Years that Followed | |
Order of Battle of British Infantry Units | |
Order of Battle of German Divisions Facing the British Attack | |
Senior Officer Casualties | |