Somme: Then and Now by John Giles

Somme: Then and Now by John Giles

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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.

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Somme: Then and Now by John Giles

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 and onwards to the trenches of the Somme battleground. Sadly for so many of them, there was no return. 300 illustrations
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ISBN 13 9780900913419
ISBN 10 090091341X
Title Somme: Then and Now
Author John Giles
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Year published 1986-07-30
Number of pages 176
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.