Greatest Battles

Name: Greatest Battles
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The Somme and Ypres

By: Mike Lepine

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Hardcover | 1 September 2026

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144 Pages

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27.0 x 21.0

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The battles of the Somme and Ypres stand as two of the most devastating and consequential confrontations in military history. Between 1914 and 1918, the fields of Flanders and the chalky plains of the Somme Valley became synonymous with the brutal reality of industrialised warfare, where millions of men fought and died in a conflict that would reshape the modern world. The Battle of the Somme, launched on July 1, 1916, remains the bloodiest single day in British military history, with nearly 60,000 casualties suffered in just the first 24 hours. Over the following months, British, French, and Commonwealth forces would battle against determined German defenders in a grinding war of attrition that cost over one million casualties on all sides. The deafening thunder of artillery barrages, the rattle of machine guns from reinforced positions, and the desperate charges across no man's land defined an entire generation's experience of war. Featuring an exceptional selection of historic photographs, detailed battle maps, personal accounts, and expert analysis of the tactics and strategy employed, The Greatest Battles: The Somme and Ypres provides a comprehensive and moving account of these pivotal campaigns. From the initial optimism of 1914 to the hard-won lessons that would eventually lead to Allied victory, this volume chronicles the courage, sacrifice, and resilience of the men who endured some of the most terrible conditions ever faced in warfare.

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