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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Philpott, William James
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2010]
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
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Description
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