Three armies on the Somme : the first battle of the twentieth century /
A reinterpretation of a defining World War I battle argues that it provided crucial information to British and French forces to end the war by shaping understandings of such emerging technologies as the tank and machine gun.
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
[2010]
|
| Edition: | 1st U.S. ed. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: | A reinterpretation of a defining World War I battle argues that it provided crucial information to British and French forces to end the war by shaping understandings of such emerging technologies as the tank and machine gun. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | "Originally published in Great Britain in different form as Bloody victory : the sacrifice on the Somme and the making of the twentieth century : the battle, the myth, the legacy by Little, Brown ... in London, in 2009"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 631 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780307265852 0307265854 |