The old front line
Masefield, John, 1878-19672006
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July 1st 1916 is a date that remains in British memory. It was the first day of the Battle of the Somme, the day on which British and Empire troops suffered nearly 60,000 casualties, a third of them fatal. John Masefield describes the battleground over which the armies were to fight.
Main title:
The old front line / John Masefield ; with an introduction on the Battle of the Somme by Howard Green.
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Edition:
[New ed.] / preface by Martin Middlebrook.
Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword Military, 2006.
Collation:
x, 160 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
This ed. originally published: Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military Classics, 2003.Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-74).
ISBN:
9781844154456 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.4272
Language:
English
BRN:
1453271