Thiepval (Paperback)
WWI Somme Battlefield Guidebooks Colour Books 1916 Pals battalions
Imprint: Battleground
Series: Battleground Books: WWI
Pages: 192
ISBN: 9781844153503
Published: 20th October 2005
Last Released: 1st August 2007
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The Somme Offensive which opened on 7 July 1916 is the battle that symbolises the horrors of the Great War, with its appalling carnage and waste in return for negligible tactical achievement. Thiepval was pivotal to the campaign and many of the units who fought here were 'Pals' (such as the Salford) - their decimation meant disproportionate losses for the communities from which the Regiments were drawn. This book not only describes the action but has many personal accounts. It gives details of numerous walks and explains the locality's military significance.
Recommended by Which? Travel 2014.
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Britain at War
About Michael Stedman
Michael Stedman was born in Salford, his interest in the history of the Salford and Manchester Pals developed after many visits to the battlefields with students and colleagues.
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