Acknowledgments Introduction and Historical Background Archival Sources, Official Histories, and Surveys Generalship and Strategy Tactics Technology Conclusion: Who Won? Annotated Bibliography Index
Describes the historiographical controversies about this Anglo-French offensive and provides the most up-to-date, comprehensive bibliography on the subject.
FRED R. VAN HARTESVELDT is Professor of History at Fort Valley State College in Georgia. He is editor of the anthology, The 1918-1919 Pandemic of Influenza (1992) and the author of a number of reviews and articles.
?No military library should be without this book or, if it is
indeed representative of the series, of the entire series. It is
fabulously useful for any student of The Somme, beginning as it
does with a concise overview of the entire war leading up to this
point, followed by a condensed account of the battle. In 17 short
pages thereafter, the essential issues are presented under the
headings of "Generalship and Strategy," "Tactics," "Technology,"
and "Conclusion: Who Won?" All this is a brilliantly prepared
synthesis; then follows the real meat--the annotated bibliography
accommodating some 704 entries.?-Parameters
?The Annotated Bibliography is well presented and easy to use, with
an impressive 704 entries....?-French Review
?The Battle of the Somme, July to November 1916, remains one of the
bloodiest and most controversial events of WW I. This combined
historiography and annotated bibliography seeks ot provide an
overview of the historical literature about this campaign....Thsi
source should be particularly valuable for scholars of WW I, and is
recommended for academic libraries supporting military
studies.?-Choice
"The Annotated Bibliography is well presented and easy to use, with
an impressive 704 entries...."-French Review
"The Battle of the Somme, July to November 1916, remains one of the
bloodiest and most controversial events of WW I. This combined
historiography and annotated bibliography seeks ot provide an
overview of the historical literature about this campaign....Thsi
source should be particularly valuable for scholars of WW I, and is
recommended for academic libraries supporting military
studies."-Choice
"No military library should be without this book or, if it is
indeed representative of the series, of the entire series. It is
fabulously useful for any student of The Somme, beginning as it
does with a concise overview of the entire war leading up to this
point, followed by a condensed account of the battle. In 17 short
pages thereafter, the essential issues are presented under the
headings of "Generalship and Strategy," "Tactics," "Technology,"
and "Conclusion: Who Won?" All this is a brilliantly prepared
synthesis; then follows the real meat--the annotated bibliography
accommodating some 704 entries."-Parameters
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