1
/
of
1
Endeavour Press
The Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme
Regular price
$0.99 USD
Regular price
Sale price
$0.99 USD
Shipping calculated at checkout.
Quantity
Couldn't load pickup availability
On the 1st July, 1916, 20,000 British troops lost their lives during the first day of the Somme.
Artillery had barraged the German lines for seven days, but the Germans were heavily dug in and many shells failed to explode due to the wet ground.
The bombardment signalled to the Germans that the British were coming, so once it had finished they emerged from their fortifications ready to face, and destroy, the enemy offensive.
Published in as a short work just a year after the event, John Buchan's account of the first two phases of the Battle of the Somme, the bloodiest battle of the Great War, leap off the page a century on.
He describes the manoeuvres and the generals who led thousands of troops, and also deliberates on the nature of war and the state of mind needed by the men facing such a terrible battle.
Buchan was well placed to comment on such events given that he was a war correspondent in France for The Times from 1915.
The Battle of the Somme is a classic contemporary account of the one of the key battles of WW1 by one of the finest writers of the era.
Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.
Artillery had barraged the German lines for seven days, but the Germans were heavily dug in and many shells failed to explode due to the wet ground.
The bombardment signalled to the Germans that the British were coming, so once it had finished they emerged from their fortifications ready to face, and destroy, the enemy offensive.
Published in as a short work just a year after the event, John Buchan's account of the first two phases of the Battle of the Somme, the bloodiest battle of the Great War, leap off the page a century on.
He describes the manoeuvres and the generals who led thousands of troops, and also deliberates on the nature of war and the state of mind needed by the men facing such a terrible battle.
Buchan was well placed to comment on such events given that he was a war correspondent in France for The Times from 1915.
The Battle of the Somme is a classic contemporary account of the one of the key battles of WW1 by one of the finest writers of the era.
Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.
Share
