The Somme

The offensive on the Somme took place between July and November 1916 and is perhaps the most iconic battle of the Great War. It was there that Kitchener's famous Pals Battalions were first sent into action en masse and it was a battlefield where many of the dreams and aspirations of a nation, hopeful of victory, were agonizingly dashed. This book explores the battle and uses the soldiers own photographs to illustrate both the campaign's extraordinary comradeship and its carnage.