Battle of the Somme: A Brief Overview from Beginning to the End

History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from Battle of the Somme to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed.

The Battle of the Somme, from July to November 1916, was the bloodiest in the history of the British armed forces. It is also a battle that has captured the imagination and interest of the world because of the extent of its pointless carnage.

Or was it pointless? The debate rages on, and historians come up with very different answers. It's ...