Hugh Sebag-Montefiore

Somme (eBook, ePUB)

Into the Breach

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

No conflict better encapsulates all that went wrong on the Western Front than the Battle of the Somme in 1916. The tragic loss of life and stoic endurance by troops who walked towards their death is an iconic image which will be hard to ignore during the centennial year.

Despite this, this book shows the extent to which the Allied armies were in fact able repeatedly to break through the German front lines. The author has uncovered some remarkable stories, as yet unknown, of action and heroism in the face of battle. He weaves in these first-hand experiences, creating a remarkable portrait of life at the Front.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juni 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780141929279
• Artikelnr.: 45167133

Autorenporträt

Hugh Sebag-Montefiore's best-selling books are Enigma: The Battle for the Code, Dunkirk: Fight to the Last Man and Somme, a Sunday Times top ten bestseller. He lives in north London with his wife and three children.

Inhaltsangabe

Cover Title Copyright Contents List of Illustrations List of Maps Maps Note to the Reader Chapter 1. Great Expectations Chapter 2. Paradise Lost Chapter 3. A Gentleman's Agreement Chapter 4. The Build-Up Chapter 5. Fatal Flaw Chapter 6. The First Blows Chapter 7. False Dawn Chapter 8. Hunter-Bunter's Folly Chapter 9. Rattling the Cage Chapter 10. Neither Fish Nor Fowl Chapter 11. Achilles Heel Chapter 12. An Opportunity Missed Chapter 13. Of Moles and Men Chapter 14. Land of Hope and Glory Chapter 15. Bull's Eye Chapter 16. The Attack Chapter 17. Repercussions Chapter 18. Can't See the Wood for the Trees Chapter 19. Big Bang Chapter 20. Surrounded Chapter 21. Repulsed Chapter 22. A Terrible Mistake Chapter 23. Sacrifice of the Australians Chapter 24. The Charge Chapter 25. An Eye for an Eye Chapter 26. The Check Chapter 27. On Parole Chapter 28. Second Time Lucky Chapter 29. Counter-Attack Chapter 30. The Back Door Chapter 31. Butchers Chapter 32. The Human Factor Chapter 33. Shell-Shocked Chapter 34. Last Throw of the Dice Chapter 35. Bloodlust Chapter 36. The Caterpillars Chapter 37. Hard Times Chapter 38. Ambushed Chapter 39. Weather Permitting Notes Select Bibliography Acknowledgements Index

Rezensionen

A painstaking chronological account of the hideously marred attack on the German entrenchments at the Somme, July-September 1916...A beautifully crafted, blow-by-blow account with deep insight into the lives of these diverse young men.
-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
[Sebag-Montefiore] utilizes the intimate archives of letters, diaries, and dispatches to produce a far more detailed and individualized portrait of the subject than earlier big single-volume treatments...The narrative moves easily from the larger logistical tangles back at headquarters to the experiences of the men fighting in the front lines, and Sebag-Montefiore is every bit as authoritative writing about the birth of air and tank warfare as he is picking apart the psychologies of the men involved...[An] enormously satisfying book.
-- Steve Donoghue Christian Science Monitor
As much as Somme is a history of a battle, it is also a testament to human courage.
-- Tom Rogan Washington Free Beacon

Magisterial, exemplary, heartbreaking. So original is the material, and so inventive is Sebag-Montefiore's approach . . . that this well-known tale is rendered strange again. Written with great style and sensitivity, superbly illustrated with many original plates and beautifully drawn maps, Sebag-Montefiore's brilliant new study will set the benchmark for a generation Saul David David Telegraph