The 1916 Experience: Verdun and the Somme

by Julian Thompson

Verdun was a watershed of great importance in the First World War while the Somme battle marked the beginning of the passing of the main burden of the war from France to Britain and the Dominions. Written by a leading military historian and including a wealth of first-hand accounts on an audio CD, Imperial War Museum's 1916 Experience contains 30 fascinating facsimile items of First World War memorabilia integrated into the pages of the book, allowing the reader to re-live this cataclysmic period of history.

Genres: World War I, Nonfiction, Military History, History

64 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Major General Julian Harold Atherdean Thompson, CB, OBE is a military historian and former Royal Marines officer who as a brigadier commanded 3 Commando Brigade during the Falklands war.

Thompson, who was British commander on the islands during the final phase of the conflict has written extensively on the Falklands conflict and British military history. He is also a visiting professor at the department of War Studies, King's College, University of London.

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

These kinds of books seem like a good idea. But all the documents just make for an unwieldy book and I’m not certain they add that much. The handwritten ones especially can be hard to read.

[Bert Huisman]

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[Martin Dolezal · Rating 4 out of 5]

S ohledem na zvolený formát podrobně popsaný popis roku 1916 - hodně fotografií, vložené faksimilie dobových dokumentů, mapky.