The Somme: The Day-By Day Account (1993) By Chris McCarthy
 
This remarkable new book presents a detailed chronicle of the Somme battle, day by day, unit by unit. Here it is possible to identify distinct stages in the whole battle and the changing tactics employed. A student of the Great War over many years, Chris McCarthy has achieved an impressive feat of research and record by tracing the actions, movements and fate of every unit involved in the five-month Somme conflict. He has done so down to individual trench level, recording the objectives of regiments and brigades along the Somme front and the results of their attacks -- on a "daily" basis. Coverage of each month of the Somme battle is self-contained, with an overall introduction to the fighting in that month, a list of regiments and corps involved on both sides of the lines and a breakdown of the individual battles for corps objectives that characterized the campaign. Each day begins with a detail on weather conditions, corps involved in the particular battles, objectives, the regiments fielded and a brigade-by-brigade analysis of movements and achievements. This day-to-day layout is illustrated with a fine selection of photographs, many previously unpublished and all carefully linked to show specific details of each month's fighting. Equally important, however, are the nearly 50 maps illustrating trench names, fortresses and strong points, jumping off points, objectives and gains made. For the first time it is possible to read about the progress of a specific British brigade through the reserve trenches, front lines, no-man's-land and captured enemy positions and to trace that unit on comprehensive maps. 
 
Hard Cover with Dust Cover
176 Pages 
In Good Condition