France and Belgium 1916. Vol II. 2nd July 1916 to the end of the Battles of the Somme. OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR.
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This volume covers the whole Somme Offensive from the day after the opening attacks on 1st July to its conclusion in November 1916. Apart from detailed analysis of the battles- including the subsidiary but catastrophic attack at Fromelles- other subjects treated are the Chantilly Conference, operation elsewhere on the British front, transportation problems and tactics employed during the battles. A very comprehensive account of a grim 4 months .
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