Somme Gunners: The Royal Artillery on the First Day of the Somme

Part history book and part travel guide, Somme Gunners is aimed at anyone interested in the artillery on the first day of the Somme, as it fills a gap in the story of one of the most famous and bloodiest dates in British military history.

Much has been written about the first day of the Somme. The focus has understandably been on the experience of the infantry, Kitchener’s new Army and the stories of the locally recruited pals battalions and their fate on 1 July. Much less, however, has been...