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Philpott, William James.
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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
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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
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Three armies on the Somme : the first battle of the twentieth century / William Philpott.
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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.
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