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The Somme Then and Now
John Giles
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Description for The Somme Then and Now
Hardcover. Drawing on eyewitness accounts as well as contemporary and modern photographs, this book explores the conditions and conflicts endured by the men who marched through to the fateful battleground. Num Pages: 176 pages, 300 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 279 x 80. Weight in Grams: 988. Then and Now. 176 pages, 300 illustrations. Drawing on eyewitness accounts as well as contemporary and modern photographs, this book explores the conditions and conflicts endured by the men who marched through to the fateful battleground. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWN; JWL. Dimension: 218 x 274 x 24. Weight: 984.
In this revised edition of The Somme Then and Now, published on the 70th anniversary of the start of the 'Big Push', John Giles has succeeded in recapturing the atmosphere of an era when men fought savage battles in and around water-filled trenches amongst the stinking litter of war. Eye-witness accounts of the bitter fighting are blended with contemporary photographs and comparison pictures taken by the author of the same spots today. The result is a salute to all those men who marched along the roads of Picardy, from Amiens and the surrounding camps, through the ruined town of Albert ... Read more
In this revised edition of The Somme Then and Now, published on the 70th anniversary of the start of the 'Big Push', John Giles has succeeded in recapturing the atmosphere of an era when men fought savage battles in and around water-filled trenches amongst the stinking litter of war. Eye-witness accounts of the bitter fighting are blended with contemporary photographs and comparison pictures taken by the author of the same spots today. The result is a salute to all those men who marched along the roads of Picardy, from Amiens and the surrounding camps, through the ruined town of Albert ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
After the Battle
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780900913419
SKU
V9780900913419
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Ref
99-2
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