Bloody victory : the sacrifice on the Somme and the making of the twentieth century
Philpott, William James2009
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An analysis of one of the most iconic campaigns in history - the Battle of the Somme, in which Philpott argues that our view of the battle has been obscured by the myth of tragedy and that we need to see it as a necessary stage on a brutal war of attrition.
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London : Little, Brown, 2009.
Collation:
xi, 721 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781408701089 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.4272
Language:
English
BRN:
948709
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