24 Hours at the Somme by Robert Kershaw

24 Hours at the Somme by Robert Kershaw

The first day of the Somme has had more of a widespread emotional impact on the psyche of the British public than any other battle in history. Now, 100 years later, Robert Kershaw attempts to understand the carnage, using the voices of the British and German soldiers who lived through that awful day.

"A powerful account of this devastating day in history" * Britain at War *
"Visceral and atmospheric" * Daily Telegraph *
"Powerful and vividly-drawn" * Glasgow Sunday Herald *
"Excellent bottom-up battle history.. a harrowing portrait of the first day [at the Somme]" * Sunday Times *

Robert Kershaw is a former Para, having joined the Parachute Regiment in 1973, commanded 10 Para and left as a full Colonel in 2006. His active service includes tours in Northern Ireland, the first Gulf War (during which he was awarded the US Bronze Star) and Bosnia. He is now a professional writer and has written ten highly praised books of military history. He has been interviewed on numerous TV documentaries and has published articles in the Times, Sunday Times, Telegraph, Mail and Express. He recently edited Paradata, an online encyclopaedia covering the living history of British Airborne Forces, which won the Outstanding Achievement Award in the Military category of the 2008 Interactive Media Awards. Kershaw has led site-specific battlefield touring groups across the world, including at Waterloo. He has also given lectures at the National Army, Airborne and Tank Museums and aboard the Queen Elizabeth cruise liner. Full details are available on the author’s website at www.robertjkershaw.com.

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ISBN 13	9780753555477
ISBN 10	0753555476
Title	24 Hours at the Somme
Author	Robert Kershaw
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Ebury Publishing
Year published	2016-06-16
Number of pages	448
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