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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Choice Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Philpott, William James.     Subjects     Great Britain. Army -- History -- World War, 1914-1918.     France. Armée -- History -- World War, 1914-1918.     Germany. Heer -- History -- World War, 1914-1918.     Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916     Browse Catalog     by author:      Philpott, William James.       by title:      Three armies on the ...      Bloody victory...       by call number:      940.4272 P571t     Search the Web     Philpott, William James.     Great Britain. Army -- History -- World War, 1914-1918.     France. Armée -- History -- World War, 1914-1918.     Germany. Heer -- History -- World War, 1914-1918.     Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916       MARC Display

Three armies on the Somme : the first battle of the twentieth century / William Philpott. by Philpott, William James. Alfred A. Knopf, [2010], c2009. Call #: 940.4272 P571t Subjects Great Britain. Army -- History -- World War, 1914-1918.   France. Armée -- History -- World War, 1914-1918.   Germany. Heer -- History -- World War, 1914-1918.   Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916 ISBN:  9780307265852 0307265854 Uniform title:  Bloody victory Alternate title:  3 armies on the Somme Edition:  1st U.S. ed. Description:  xiii, 631 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Notes:  "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"--T.p. verso. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents:  Engagement -- Three armies -- The strategic labyrinth -- Planning the attritional battle -- Preparing the big push -- "Varying fortune" : 1 July 1916 -- Exploitation -- The battle of attrition : August 1916 -- Behind the lines -- The tipping point : September 1916 -- Muddy stalemate : October-December 1916 -- "Victory inclining to us" -- Remobilisation -- Decision in Picardy : 1918 -- Aftermath and memory -- Reflection -- Appendix: a note on military organisation, 1914-1918. 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. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 940.4272 P571t Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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