The Battle of the Somme
- ISBN-10
- 0739854798
- ISBN-13
- 9780739854792
- Series
- The Battle of the Somme
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 64
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Heinemann-Raintree Library
- Author
- Stewart Ross
Description
Chronicles the British and French offensive against entrenched German lines in 1916, with analysis of the objectives and plans for the battle, the slaughter of the frontal assault, and the war's trench-based attrition.
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