Character of Baron Franz von Soden in trench with his men
The battle and the war
The British experience in the Somme can overshadow other stories. We place the battle
in its context.
Strength through defeat?
Can it really be the disaster of the Somme taught the British army its
winning lessons?
If you'd like to discover more about the battle of the Somme, we've a selection of books for you to further your knowledge and interest in the field.
Books
Anglo-French Relations and Strategy on the Western Front, 1914-18
William Philpott, Macmillan,
German Strategy and the Path to Verdun
Robert Foley, Cambridge University Press
The Great War, 1914-1918
Ian Beckett, Pearson Education
Pyrrhic Victory: French Strategy and Operations in the Great War
Robert Doughty, Belknap Press
The Somme
Robin Prior and Trevor Wilson, Yale University Press
The Somme: A New History
Gary Sheffield, Cassell
The Somme: An Eyewitness History
Robert T. Foley and Helen B. McCartney, Folio Society, due for publication August 2006
Victory through Coalition: Britain and France during the First World War
Elizabeth Greenhalgh, Cambridge University Press
Weblinks
Trenches
Information and resources relating to The Great War and battle of the Somme
Imperial War Museum
The United Kingdom's military history museum
Imperial War Museum - The Somme
Military history relating specifically to the battle of the Somme.
Regimental histories
Histories of the British Army's regiments, past and present
Art of the First World War
UNESCO-organised collection of First World War artworks from galleries worldwide
Battle of the Somme on Wikipedia
User-generated articles on the battle
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