Forgotten Voices of the Somme: The Most Devastating Battle of the Great War in the Words of Those Who Survived

It is 1916, the Somme. With over a million casualties, it was the most brutal battle of the First World War. It is a clash that even now, over 90 years later, remains seared into historical consciousness, conjuring up images of muddy trenches and young lives tragically wasted. Its first day, July 1st 1916-on which the British suffered 57,470 casualties, including 19,240 dead-is the bloodiest day in the history of the British armed forces to date. On the German side, an officer famously desc...