The Somme Legacy

The Somme Legacy
Title The Somme Legacy PDF eBook
Author M. J. Lee
Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages 376
Release 2017-02-25
Genre France
ISBN 9781542821971

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When a young teacher asks genealogical investigator, Jayne Sinclair, to look into the history of his family, the only clues are a medallion with purple, white and green ribbons, and an old photograph. Her quest leads her to a secret buried in the trenches of World War One for over 100 years.

Somme 1916

Somme 1916
Title Somme 1916 PDF eBook
Author Gerald Gliddon
Publisher The History Press
Pages 644
Release 2009-11-20
Genre History
ISBN 0752495356

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Set out topographically, it covers everything from the famous battle sites of High Wood and Mametz Wood to obscure villages on the outlying flanks. The British first began to take the Somme sector over from the French Army in June 1915. From this time onwards they built up a very close bond with the local population, many of whom continued to live in local villages close to the front line. The author draws on the latest research and analysis, as well as the testimony of those who took part, to present all aspects of a battle that was to become a symbol of the horrors of the Great War.

Ghosts on the Somme

Ghosts on the Somme
Title Ghosts on the Somme PDF eBook
Author Alastair H. Fraser
Publisher Pen and Sword
Pages 335
Release 2009-04-19
Genre History
ISBN 1844682706

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The Battle of the Somme is one of the most famous, and earliest, films of war ever made. The film records the most disastrous day in the history of the British army—1 July 1916—and it had a huge impact when it was shown in Britain during the war. Since then images from it have been repeated so often in books and documentaries that it has profoundly influenced our view of the battle and of the Great War itself. Yet this book is the first in-depth study of this historic film, and it is the first to relate it to the surviving battleground of the Somme.The authors explore the film and its history in fascinating detail. They investigate how much of it was faked and consider how much credit for it should go to Geoffrey Malins and how much to John MacDowell. And they use modern photographs of the locations to give us a telling insight into the landscape of the battle and into the way in which this pioneering film was created.Their analysis of scenes in the film tells us so much about the way the British army operated in June and July 1916—how the troops were dressed and equipped, how they were armed and how their weapons were used. In some cases it is even possible to discover what they were saying. This painstaking exercise in historical reconstruction will be compelling reading for everyone who is interested in the Great War and the Battle of the Somme.

The Battle of Verdun (1914-1918).

The Battle of Verdun (1914-1918).
Title The Battle of Verdun (1914-1918). PDF eBook
Author
Publisher Clermont-Ferrand : Michelin
Pages 202
Release 1919
Genre Verdun (France)
ISBN

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Somme Mud

Somme Mud
Title Somme Mud PDF eBook
Author Edward P. F. Lynch
Publisher ReadHowYouWant.com
Pages 362
Release 2010
Genre Soldiers
ISBN 1442977329

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When Britain Saved the West

When Britain Saved the West
Title When Britain Saved the West PDF eBook
Author Robin Prior
Publisher Yale University Press
Pages 373
Release 2015-05-26
Genre History
ISBN 030018400X

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From the comfortable distance of seven decades, it is quite easy to view the victory of the Allies over Hitler’s Germany as inevitable. But in 1940 Great Britain’s defeat loomed perilously close, and no other nation stepped up to confront the Nazi threat. In this cogently argued book, Robin Prior delves into the documents of the time—war diaries, combat reports, Home Security’s daily files, and much more—to uncover how Britain endured a year of menacing crises. The book reassesses key events of 1940—crises that were recognized as such at the time and others not fully appreciated. Prior examines Neville Chamberlain’s government, Churchill’s opponents, the collapse of France, the Battle of Britain, and the Blitz. He looks critically at the position of the United States before Pearl Harbor, and at Roosevelt’s response to the crisis. Prior concludes that the nation was saved through a combination of political leadership, British Expeditionary Force determination and skill, Royal Air Force and Navy efforts to return soldiers to the homeland, and the determination of the people to fight on “in spite of all terror.” As eloquent as it is controversial, this book exposes the full import of events in 1940, when Britain fought alone and Western civilization hung in the balance.

War Memoirs

War Memoirs
Title War Memoirs PDF eBook
Author David Lloyd George
Publisher War Memoirs
Pages 0
Release 2001-11
Genre History
ISBN 9781931541381

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