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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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Three armies on the ...
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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.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2010], c2009.
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
Description:
xiii, 631 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Edition:
1st U.S. ed.
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.
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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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Aiea Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
940.4272 Ph
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Hawaii State Library
Language, Literature & History
940.4272 Ph
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