The Battles of the Somme, 1916 - Historiography and Annotated Bibliography

The 1916 Anglo-French offensive comprising the battles of the Somme marked a change in the Allies' relationships, with the British beginning to play a more important role. From contemporaries to the present the Somme has also produced a number of controversies. This book shows the current state of historians' interpretations of the Somme. The initial section presents the historical background of the offensive, lays out the major interpretative disputes, and identifies the scholars and works in each school of thought. The second section provides a bibliography of more than 700 entries.

The initial section of the book presents the historical background of the offensive and lays out the major interpretative disputes about it. The section identifies scholars and works in each school of thought, enables readers to determine where a specific work fits in the spectrum of views, and provides cross references to the bibliography. The second section provides an annotated bibliography of more than 700 entries.

Sommario

Acknowledgments
Introduction and Historical Background
Archival Sources, Official Histories, and Surveys
Generalship and Strategy
Tactics
Technology
Conclusion: Who Won?
Annotated Bibliography
Index

Info autore

Fred R. van Hartesveldt holds a PhD in history from Auburn University. He has published five other books, most recently The Boer War. He is the editor of the Journal of the Georgia Association of Historians, and in 2000 held a Georgia Governor's Teaching Fellowship. He is also Secretary-Treasurer of the Southern Conference on British Studies.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Fred R. van Hartesveldt, Hartesveldt Fred R. van
• Editore: Bloomsbury
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 7 a 17 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.05.1996
• EAN: 9780313293863
• ISBN: 978-0-313-29386-3
• Pagine: 152
• Peso: 227 g
• Serie: Bibliographies of Battles and Leaders
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), European History, First World War, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Military tactics, Military and defence strategy, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), War and defence operations, War & defence operations, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I