The Battle of the Somme |
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| Author:
| Axelrod, Alan |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4930-1861-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2016 |
| Publisher: | Globe Pequot Press, The
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| Imprint: | Lyons Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $27.95 |
Book Description:
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Fought during 1916, the Battle of the Somme was conceived by the French and British as a great offensive to be waged against Germany even as France poured incredible numbers of men into the slaughterhouse that was the desperate defense of Verdun. The French general-in-chief, Joseph "Papa" Joffre, was especially anxious to go on the offensive. ......
Fought during 1916, the Battle of the Somme was conceived by the French and British as a great offensive to be waged against Germany even as France poured incredible numbers of men into the slaughterhouse that was the desperate defense of Verdun. The French general-in-chief, Joseph "Papa" Joffre, was especially anxious to go on the offensive. ......