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Written By : Peter Hart
Narrated By : Tim Pigott-Smith
Published By : Orion Publishing Group
Length : 6 hours 30 minutes
Categories : World 20th Century Military
Price : $16.99
The Battle of the Somme remains one of the most controversial battles in history. The British were determined to break the back of the German Army, but the Germans fought them every step of the way and hundreds of thousands of men died for the sake of just a few miles of ground. By the end of the battle the entire area was a landscape of endless corpses. The Somme has remained a byword for the futility of war ever since.
In this major new history of the war,
Peter Hart
describes how the battle looked from the point of view of those who fought it. Using never-heard-before interviews taken from the
Imperial War Museum
sound archives, excerpts from diaries, letters and memoirs, The Somme is a unique audio full of passion, courage and the tragedy of trench warfare.
Contains occasional strong language and some scenes described may he disturbing.
Tim Pigott-Smith
is perhaps best known for his role in
The jewel in the Crown
, but he is an actor of wide range and experience on film, television and the stage, TV work includes
North and South
and
Innocents
. Films include
The Remains of the Day, Bloody Sunday
and
Gangs of NewYork
.
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