The Battle of the Somme: The Heroism and Horror of War de Gilbert, Martin - 2006

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McClelland & Stewart, 2006. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Toronto, Ontario: McClelland & Stewart, 2006. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Canadian First. Complete number line from 1 to 5; minor wear; previous owner's name on front end paper; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2006. 1st. Hardcover. 0771035470 . Only slight wear top edge of DJ ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; B&W Photographs, Maps; 9.20 X 6 X 1.20 inches; 332 pages; A history of the Battle of the Somme, where 310,000 troops from German, French, British and Canadian armies died during just 138 days of battle. "Every July 1, while Canadians celebrate what they have, Newfoundlanders remember what they have lost: on 1 July 1916, on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 733 of 801 men in the 1st Newfoundland Regiment were killed.From their starting position in a British support trench, the Newfoundlanders had to cross some 230 metres of fire-swept ground before they reached their own front line. In less than a half-hour, it was all over. The Divisional Commander wrote of the Newfoundland effort: “It was a magnificent display of trained and disciplined valour, and its assault failed of… Leer más

McClelland & Stewart. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2006. First Canadian Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0771035470 . Tight unmarked book in glossy dust jacket. ; 9.2 X 6.0 X 1.2 inches; 352 pages .

Photo illustrations throughout

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2006. 332 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w photographs, maps. "(O)n 1 July 1916, on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 733 of 801 men in the 1st Newfoundland Regiment were killed. From their starting position in a British support trench, the Newfoundlanders had to cross some 230 metres of fire-swept ground before they reached their own front line. In less than a half-hour, it was all over. The divisional commander wrote of the Newfoundland effort: 'It was a magnificent display of trained and disciplined valour, and its assault failed of success because dead men can advance no further.' Well might the Germans refer to the Battle of the Somme as das Blutbad - the bloodbath. From 1 July to 15 November 1916, a period of just 138 days, more than 310,000 soldiers from four great armies, the British, Canadian, French, and German, were killed. The German death toll on the Somme was larger than that of all the Allied forces combined. The… Leer más

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Limited, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp xix 332.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2006. - 332 pages, indexed, illustrated - The Somme bloodbath accurately described - 1st Newfoundland Regiment lost 733 of it's 801 soldiers - new unread copy in same dj.. First Edition. Cloth. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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