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Three Armies on the Somme


by William Philpott

The French flag, ossuaries, and headstones, Biaches Military Cemetery on the Somme.

The French flag, ossuaries, and headstones, Biaches Military Cemetery on the Somme.

Three Armies on the Somme: the First Battle of the Twentieth Century by William Philpott. An account of the Battle of the Somme that does not ignore that it was an Anglo-French offensive against entrenched German troops.

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009

Copyright: 2009 by William Philpott