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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Three armies on the Somme Three armies on the Somme William James Philpott 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 … OL17785007W
Somme, The Somme, The Martin Gilbert Fought between July and November of 1916, the Battle of the Somme was one of the bloodiest conflicts of all time. In this book, Martin Gilbert graphically recreates the tragedy, interweaving individu… OL17871854W
The First of July The First of July Elizabeth Speller Follows the lives of four very different men, Frank, Benedict, Jean-Batiste, and Harry, as their fates converge on the most terrible and destructive day of World War I, the first day of the Battle of… OL17873856W
A very unimportant officer A very unimportant officer Alexander Stewart A VERY UNIMPORTANT OFFICER is the account of an officer on the front line in France and Flanders throughout 1916 and 1917. Recruited to The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) in 1915 aged thirty-three, Ca… OL24306479W