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A Visitor´s Guide: The First Day of the Somme: Gommecourt to Maricourt
Jon Cooksey
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Description for A Visitor´s Guide: The First Day of the Somme: Gommecourt to Maricourt
Paperback. Walking, cycling and driving guide to the first day of the Battle of the Somme Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Many guidebooks cover the Somme offensive in 1916, the five-month struggle that has come to be seen as one of the defining episodes in the history of the fighting on the Western Front during the First World War. But no previous guide has concentrated on the first day, 1 July 1916, when the British Army suffered around 60,000 casualties. That is why, on the centenary of that great battle, this new volume in Pen & Sword's Battle Lines series is so timely. In a series of tours that can be walked, biked or driven, expert authors Jon Cooksey and Jerry ... Read more
Many guidebooks cover the Somme offensive in 1916, the five-month struggle that has come to be seen as one of the defining episodes in the history of the fighting on the Western Front during the First World War. But no previous guide has concentrated on the first day, 1 July 1916, when the British Army suffered around 60,000 casualties. That is why, on the centenary of that great battle, this new volume in Pen & Sword's Battle Lines series is so timely. In a series of tours that can be walked, biked or driven, expert authors Jon Cooksey and Jerry ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
434g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473827998
SKU
V9781473827998
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Ref
99-1
About Jon Cooksey
Jon Cooksey is a leading military historian who takes a special interest in the history of the world wars. He is the editor of Stand To!, the journal of the Western Front Association, and he is an experienced battlefield guide. His books include The Barnsley Pals, Calais, Harry's War and, as editor, Blood and Iron. Jerry Murland served in the ... Read more
Reviews for A Visitor´s Guide: The First Day of the Somme: Gommecourt to Maricourt
The original edition of this guidebook was among the first battlefield related books that I amassed when I first started out as a Guide. It was very much ahead of its time in its content as its style of presentation. The unique selling point of this guidebook is however not its high standard of presentation, it is the range of ... Read more