The Somme - Softcover

Prior, Robin; Wilson, Trevor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0300119631 ISBN 13: 9780300119633

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2006

Synopsis

Despite superior air and artillery power, British soldiers died in catastrophic numbers at the Battle of Somme in 1916. What went wrong, and who was responsible? This book meticulously reconstructs the battle, assigns responsibility to military and political leaders, and changes forever the way we understand this encounter and the history of the Western Front.

"A magisterial piece of scholarship. . . . It is a model of historical research and should do much to further our understanding of the Great War and how it was fought."—Contemporary Review 

"Revisionist history at its best."—Library Journal (starred review)

"A major addition to the literature on the military history of the Great War" – Jay Winter

About this title

Book Description:

Despite superior air and artillery power, British soldiers died in catastrophic numbers at the Battle of Somme in 1916. What went wrong, and who was responsible? This book meticulously reconstructs the battle, assigns responsibility to military and political leaders, and changes forever the way we understand this encounter and the history of the Western Front.

About the Author:

Robin Prior is professor and head of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra. Trevor Wilson is professor emeritus of history at the University of Adelaide. They are the authors of Passchendaele: The Untold Story, also published by Yale University Press.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0300119631
• ISBN 13: 9780300119633
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368