Author: Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1442977248
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Somme Mud
Author: Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1442977248
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Somme Mud
Author: Edward P. F. LynchPublisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1442977329
Category : Soldiers
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Somme Mud (Volume 2 of 3) (EasyRead Super Large 24pt Edition)
Author: Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1442977396
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Somme Mud (Volume 1 of 3) (EasyRead Super Large 24pt Edition)
Author: Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1442977159
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Somme Mud (Volume 1 of 2) (EasyRead Large Bold Edition)
Author: E. P. F. LynchPublisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1442977116
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Somme Mud
Author: Edward P. F. LynchPublisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1442977132
Category : Soldiers
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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The Somme
Author: Martin GilbertPublisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1429966882
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
From one of our most distinguished historians, an authoritative and vivid account of the devastating World War I battle that claimed more than 300,000 lives At 7:30 am on July 1, 1916, the first Allied soldiers climbed out of their trenches along the Somme River in France and charged out into no-man's-land toward the barbed wire and machine guns at the German front lines. By the end of this first day of the Allied attack, the British army alone would lose 20,000 men; in the coming months, the fifteen-mile-long territory along the river would erupt into the epicenter of the Great War. The Somme would mark a turning point in both the war and military history, as soldiers saw the first appearance of tanks on the battlefield, the emergence of the air war as a devastating and decisive factor in battle, and more than one million casualties (among them a young Adolf Hitler, who took a fragment in the leg). In just 138 days, 310,000 men died. In this vivid, deeply researched account of one history's most destructive battles, historian Martin Gilbert tracks the Battle of the Somme through the experiences of footsoldiers (known to the British as the PBI, for Poor Bloody Infantry), generals, and everyone in between. Interwoven with photographs, journal entries, original maps, and documents from every stage and level of planning, The Somme is the most authoritative and affecting account of this bloody turning point in the Great War.
Somme Mud
Author: E. P. F. LynchPublisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1442977264
Category : Soldiers
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
'It's the end of the 1916 winter and the conditions are almost unbelievable. We live in a world of Somme mud. We sleep in it, work in it, fight in it, wade in it and many of us die in it. We see it, feel it, eat it and curse it, but we can't escape it, not even by dying.' SOMME MUD tells of the devastating experiences of Edward Lynch, a young Australian private (18 when he enlisted) during the First World War when he served with the 45th battalion of the Australian Infantry Forces on the Western Front at the Somme, which saw the most bloody and costly fighting of the war. In just eight weeks, there were 23,000 Australian casualties. The original edition of twenty chapters, was written in pencil in twenty school exercise books in 1921, probably to help exorcise the horrendous experiences Private Lynch had witnessed during his three years at war from mid-1916 until his repatriation home in mid-1919. Lynch had been wounded three times, once seriously and spent over six months in hospital in England. Published here for the first time, and to the great excitement of historians at the War Memorial SOMME MUD is a precious find, a discovered treasure that vividly captures the magnitude of war through the day-to-day experiences of an ordinary infantryman. From his first day setting sail for France as the band played 'Boys of the Dardanelles' and the crowd proudly waved their fresh-faced boys off, to the harsh reality of the trenches of France and its pale-faced weary men, Lynch captures the essence and contradictions of war. SOMME MUD is Australia's version of All Quiet on the Western Front. Told with dignity, candour and surprising wit, it is a testament to the power of the human spirit, a moving true story of humanity and friendship. It will cause a sensation when it is published.
Somme Mud Young Readers' Edition
Author: Will DaviesPublisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 186471574X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Beautifully presented young readers’ edition of the bestselling memoir of a young soldier on the First World War’s Western Front. 'It's the end of the 1916 winter and the conditions are almost unbelievable. We live in a world of Somme mud. We sleep in it, work in it, fight in it, wade in it and many of us die in it. We see it, feel it, eat it and curse it, but we can't escape it, not even by dying.' Private Edward Lynch was just 18 when he enlisted in the army. When he returned to Australia almost three years later, he wrote Somme Mud, a vivid account of the horrific realities of trench warfare from an ordinary infantryman’s point of view: the traumatised soldiers and ravaged landscapes, the curious mixture of hatred, empathy and admiration for the equally naive enemy soldiers, the disillusionment and the camaraderie. Lynch’s candour and down-to-earth wit make Somme Mud engaging for any reader, while archival photographs, a full glossary and editor Will Davies’ explanatory chapter introductions make this edition an illuminating text for students. As well as a memoir of one man’s experience of war, Somme Mud is an evocative record of the language and attitudes of early twentieth century Australia.
The Somme
Author: Peter HartPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1605987654
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
One of the bloodiest battles in world history—a military tragedy that would come to define a generation. On July 1, 1916, the British Army launched the “Big Push” that was supposed to bring an end to the horrific stalemate on the Western Front between British, French, and German forces. What resulted was one of the greatest single human catastrophes in twentieth century warfare. Scrambling out of trenches in the face of German machine guns and artillery fire, the Allied Powers lost over twenty thousand soldiers that first day. This “battle” would drag on for another four bloody months, resulting in over one million causalities among the three powers. As the oral historian at the Imperial War Museum in London, Peter Hart has brought to light new material never before seen or heard. The Somme is an unparalleled evocation of World War I’s iconic contest—the definitive account of one of the major tragedies of the twentieth century.