The First Day of the Somme: Gommecourt to Maricourt, 1 July 1916

by Jon Cooksey and Jerry Murland

Many guidebooks cover the Somme offensive in 1916, the five-month struggle that has come to be seen as one of the defining episodes in the history of the fighting on the Western Front during the First World War. But no previous guide has concentrated on the first day, 1 July 1916, when the British Army suffered around 60,000 casualties. That is why, on the centenary of that great battle, this new volume in Pen & Sword's Battle Lines series is so timely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147382799X
• ISBN13: 9781473827998
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"