The Somme 1916-The Butte de Warlencourt: Martinpuich & Le Sars

A history of the latter portion of WWI's deadly Battle of the Somme, featuring a guide for walking and driving around the historic sites.

Much of the popular attention on the Battle of the Somme 1916 is focussed on the first day of the infantry assault, 1st July, when such high hopes were dashed and British casualties ran into the tens of thousands. However, the Somme was a battle that lasted over twenty weeks, running well into the autumn.

This book is concerned with fighting south of the ...