2016 is the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme 'There was hardly a household in the land', writes Lyn Macdonald, 'there was no trade, occupation, profession or community, which was not represented in the thousands of innocent enthusiasts who made up the ranks of Kitchener's Army before the Battle of the Somme...' A hundred and fifty thousand were killed in the punishing shellfire, the endless ordeal of attack and counter-attack; twice that number were left maimed or wounded.
| ISBN: | 9780241952382 |
| Publication date: | 26th September 2013 |
| Author: | Lyn Macdonald |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 432 pages |
| Primary Genre | History |
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2016 is the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme 'There was hardly a household in the land', writes Lyn Macdonald, 'there was no trade, occupation, profession or community, which was not represented in the thousands of innocent enthusiasts who made up the ranks of Kitchener's Army before the Battle of the Somme...' A hundred and fifty thousand were killed in the punishing shellfire, the endless ordeal of attack and counter-attack; twice that number were left maimed or wounded.
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Somme is available in Paperback
Somme was written by Lyn Macdonald and published by Penguin Books Ltd
Somme has 432 pages
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