ISBN10: 147389770X, ISBN13: 9781473897700, [publisher: Pen and Sword Military] Softcover Softback, 240 pages illustrated throughoutPublished Price £14.99 With a few notable exceptions, the French efforts on the Somme have been largely missing or minimised in British accounts of the Battle of the Somme. And yet they held this sector of the Front from the outbreak of the war until well into 1915 and, indeed, in parts into 1916\. It does not hurt to be reminded that the French army suffered some 200,000 casualties in the 1916 offensive. David O Mara s book provides an outline narrative describing the arrival of the war on the Somme and some of the notable and quite fierce actions that took place that autumn and, indeed, into December of 1914\. Extensive mine warfare was a feature of 1915 and beyond on the Somme; for example under Redan Ridge and before Dompierre and Fay. The French limited offensive at Serre in June 1915 is reasonably well known, but there was fighting elsewhere for example the Germans launched a short, sharp, limited attack at Frise in January 1916, part of the diversionary action before the Germans launched their ill-fated offensive at Verdun. The book covers the Somme front from Gommecourt, north of the Somme, to Chaulnes, at the southern end of the battle zone of 1916\. The reader is taken around key points in various tours. For many British visitors the battlefields south of the Somme will be a revelation; there is much to see, both of cemeteries ...

ISBN10: 147389770X, ISBN13: 9781473897700, [publisher: Pen & Sword Military] Softcover The Somme 1916: Touring the French Sector (Battleground) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .
[Wallingford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2018]

Pen & Sword, Date: 2018. Paperback. New. 240 pages. 8.75x5.50x0.75 inches. 2018. Pen & Sword ISBN 147389770X 9781473897700 [GB]

ISBN10: 147389770X, ISBN13: 9781473897700, [publisher: Pen and Sword Military] Softcover
[Bucharest, Romania] [Publication Year: 2018]

Pen and Sword Military. Paperback. New. 8x5x0. Pen and Sword Military ISBN 147389770X 9781473897700 [RO]

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[Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2018]

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