The Battle of the Somme

by Stewart Ross

Chronicles the British and French offensive against entrenched German lines in 1916, with analysis of the objectives and planning for the battle, the slaughter of the frontal assault, and the war's trench-based attrition.

64 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Stewart Ross has written more than 300 titles, fiction and non-fiction, for children and adults. Many are about (or inspired by) history. He lives near Canterbury, England.

Reviews

[Gavin Chablani · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book “The Battle of the Somme” is a book written by Stewart Ross and is about the multiple battles in world war 1 occurring on the Somme river. It tells about the strategies, the motive behind those strategies, and the people making the decisions, along with maps, and pictures of the battlefield. The book also shows the reader the effect each of the battles had on the environment, the war, and the countries. Also the book tells about the new technologies of the time and how the battle accelerated the production of said technologies. And finally the book talks about the psychological affect the battles had on individuals and citizens of each country and the political changes it brought about. My opinion of the book was that it is a great book that is perfect for learning about the battle and learning how it affected europe in world war 1. Although it did sometimes drag on a bit with the details. I gave this book a 4 stars out of 5 because in almost every topic they gave detailed information and explained why everything happened the way they did. But sometimes they dragged on a little too much on the details and made you wishing for the narrator to move on. The theme of this book was to learn from trial and error. As that is what the commanders, and politicians did in that time. If you like world war 1, or history in general, I strongly reccomend you read this.