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the 1916 battle of the somme
Peter liddle The 1916 Battle of the Somme is not restricted to the view of the front-line infantryman. it also relates the experiences of the gunner, sapper, airman, medical officer, and nursing sister. The author explains how the Somme became scorched into the nation's heritage and into its historical consciousness, but with a distortion produced by a literary legacy as regrettable as it is understandable. In this substantial, powerfully argued, and convincing case, Liddle takes issue with the judgment of some historians and with the commonly held verdict on the battle. Furthermore, in an entirely appropriate conclusion, he demonstrates how the morale of the British Expeditionary Force triumphantly survived such a long and demanding experience. It is fitting that our view of the battle should be based upon what actually happened and on the personal experiences recorded at the time, rather than on judgments rooted in legend or based upon values differing from those prevailing in 1916. The narrative draws extensively on diaries, letters, reports, photographs and drawings from the magnificent Liddle Collection at the University of Leeds. In this distinctive presentation of the Battle of the Somme. there is a challenge to think critically about what may previously have been accepted as 'received wisdom'. 192 pp - Paperback - Published 2001
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