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The Sunday Times Top 10 bestseller on the greatest battle of World War One - with groundbreaking new material on the soldiers' experiences.
No conflict better encapsulates all that went wrong on the Western Front during World War I than the Battle of the Somme in 1916. The tragic loss of life and stoic endurance by troops who walked towards their death is an iconic image - but this critically-acclaimed bestseller, on the four months of battle, shows the extent to which the Allied armies were in fact able to break through the German front lines again and again.
In eight years of research, Hugh Sebag-Montefiore, the author of Dunkirk, has found extraordinary new material from Australians, New Zealanders, Canadians, and the British - from heartbreaking diaries and letters to hitherto unseen Red Cross files - recounting their experiences amid the horror of war. It has been hailed as the best book about the battle, which, though not an Allied victory, was the beginning of the slide towards German defeat.
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Somme by Hugh Sebag-Montefiore is praised for its original material and insightful approach, transforming a well-known story into something fresh and compelling. The detailed narrative captures the chaos and courage of the campaign, supported by vivid illustrations and maps. Sebag-Montefiore's focus on the experiences of junior officers and soldiers, alongside thoughtful analysis and testimony, provides a nuanced and immediate account, setting a new benchmark in historical military literature.
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ISBN: 9780141043326
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 November 2017
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Illustration: 24 pages half-tones
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 43.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 515g
Pages: 704
About the Author
Hugh Sebag-Montefiore's best-selling books are Enigma- The Battle for the Code, Dunkirk- Fight to the Last Man and Somme, a Sunday Times top ten bestseller. He lives in north London with his wife and three children.
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