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Chargement... The Somme: Heroism and Horror in the First World Warpar Martin Gilbert
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Good account, but not gripping reading. ( ) 4307 The Somme Heroism and Horror in the First World War, by Martin Gilbert (read 28 Apr 2007) This is a 2006 book and is the kind of book I cannot keep from reading. The book has no footnotes but does have a seven page list of "works consulted." The text is uneven. He names many names and tells where they are buried or where they are commemorated. Some of the account of the fighting is wearying, but there is much interesting and of course it is all awful. He often quotes poetry of men who died, and it is unfailingly poignant. His account of the years since, and of how the battlefield looks now is of high interest. A lot of people still go to the battlefield. I don't suppose I will ever get there but it would be a momentous place to visit. Harold Macmillan, later British prime minister, was wounded severely at the battle and while he lay on the field waiting for someone to rescue him he read his pocket edition of Aeschylus's Prometheus Bound in the original Greek before falling asleep. His injury gave him a "shuffling walk" for the rest of his life. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
The Battle of the Somme, fought between July and November 1916, was among the bloodiest conflicts of all time. The aim was to end the stalemate on the Western Front - the result was carnage. In a total of just over a hundred days of fighting, the death toll reached 310,459. Half the bodies were never recovered. At the close of the battle, the British and French forces had not even reached the line they set themselves for the first day. Yet, despite its horrific destruction, the fighting at the Somme was characterised by incredible individual bravery. In commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the battle, Martin Gilbert, one of Britain's most distinguished historians, graphically recreates the tragedy. He interweaves individual stories, wartime documents, letters and poetry in a deeply moving, succinct narrative. From gripping descriptions of struggles on the battlefield to poignant evocations of the memorials and cemeteries that stand there today, this is a definitive guide to the Somme. It is a story of unparalleled folly and heroism, from which, as it unfolds, there emerge deep implications that are shared by all wars. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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