The First Day on the Somme

  • The First Day on the Somme
    The First Day on the Somme
    By Martin Middlebrook

    P. H., 199 Kasino Point, 82, 114, 126—7, 282, 340 Kemp, Pte H., 191 Kemp-Welch, Capt. M., 187 Kennard, Lieut-Col. M. N., 327 Kennedy, Pte P., 10, 20, 108, 118, 179— 189.187.222.223.243.24s.294—& 298.393.394.312 Kidd, Pte G., 309 Kidd, ...

  • The First Day on the Somme: Revised Edition
    The First Day on the Somme: Revised Edition
    By Martin Middlebrook

    Revised in 2016 from the 1971 original edition. Praise for The First Day on the Somme “The remembrance of those lives, difficult as it may be, will start in earnest now, with this wonderful book.

  • The First Day on the Somme
    The First Day on the Somme
    By Martin Middlebrook

    "The first day on the Somme was the blackest day of slaughter in the history of the British Army, this is a powerful account of the experiences of soldiers who faced it.

  • The First Day on the Somme
    The First Day on the Somme
    By Martin Middlebrook

    Praise for The First Day on the Somme “The soldiers receive the best service a historian can provide: their story is told in their own words.” —The Guardian (UK)

  • The First Day on the Somme: 1 July 1916
    The First Day on the Somme: 1 July 1916
    By Martin Middlebrook

    ... the opening of the Somme, cost 13,000 in three days and 24,500 in seven days respectively. The worst day after 1 July 1916 was probably 21 March 1918, when the Germans launched their spring offensive. Figures are not available for the first ...