The battles of the somme

About this eBook

Author

Gibbs, Philip, 1877-1962

Title

The battles of the Somme

Original Publication

New York: George H. Doran Company, 1917.

Credits

Tim Lindell, Pte. David Saxton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

D501: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War I (1914-1918)

Subject

Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916

Category

Text

eBook-No.

79366

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/79366

Release Date

August 15, 2026

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE BATTLES OF THE SOMME
2. 2.CONTENTS
3. 3.INTRODUCTION The Coming of the New Armies
4. 4.THE BATTLES OF THE SOMME
5. 5.I THE HISTORIC FIRST OF JULY — 1 With the British Armies in the Field, July 1, 1916 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5 — 6 — 7 — 8 — 9
6. 6.II THE FIRST CHARGE — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4
7. 7.III THE FIELD OF HONOUR — I — 2 — 3 — 4
8. 8.IV THE DEATH-SONG OF THE GERMANS — 1 — 2 — 3 — 5
9. 9.V THE ATTACK ON THE LEFT — 1 — 2 — 3
10. 10.VI THE LONDON MEN AT GOMMECOURT — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4
11. 11.VII THE MEN WHO FOUGHT AT FRICOURT — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5
12. 12.VIII HOW THE PRUSSIANS FELL AT CONTALMAISON — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5
13. 13.IX A CAMEO OF WAR — 1 — 2
14. 14.X THE ASSAULT ON CONTALMAISON — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5
15. 15.XI THE BATTLE OF THE WOODS — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4
16. 16.XII THE FIGHT FOR OVILLERS — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5
17. 17.XIII THROUGH THE GERMAN SECOND LINE — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5 — 6 — 7 — 8 — 9 — 10
18. 18.XIV THE WOODS OF DEATH — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5
19. 19.XV PRISONERS OF WAR — 1 — 2 — 3
20. 20.XVI THE LAST STAND IN OVILLERS — 1 — 2
21. 21.XVII THE SCOTS AT LONGUEVAL — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4
22. 22.XVIII THE DEVIL’S WOOD — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5 — 6 — 7 — 8
23. 23.XIX THE WORK OF THE GUNS — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5
24. 24.XX THE FIGHTING ROUND WATERLOT FARM — 1 — 2 — 3
25. 25.XXI THE PETER PANS OF WAR — 1 — 2 — 3
26. 26.XXII THE HIGH GROUND AT POZIÈRES — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5 — 6 — 7 — 8 — 9 — 10 — 11 — 12 — 13 — 14 — 15 — 16 — 17 — 18 — 19 — 20
27. 27.XXIII THE GERMANS’ SIDE OF THE SOMME — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4
28. 28.XXIV THE ATTACK ON THIÉPVAL — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5 — 6 — 7 — 8 — 9 — 10 — 11
29. 29.XXV THE LAST FIGHTS IN DEVIL’S WOOD — 1 — 2 — 3
30. 30.XXVI THE AUSTRALIANS AT MOUQUET FARM — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4
31. 31.XXVII THE CAPTURE OF GUILLEMONT — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5 — 6 — 7 — 8 — 9 — 10
32. 32.XXVIII THE IRISH AT GINCHY — 1 — 2 — 2 — 3 — 4
33. 33.XXIX THE COMING OF THE TANKS — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5 — 6 — 7 — 8 — 9 — 10 — 11 — 12
34. 34.XXX FIGHTING BEYOND FLERS — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4
35. 35.XXXI MONSTERS AND MEN — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5 — 6 — 7 — 8 — 9 — 10
36. 36.XXXII LONDON PRIDE — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5
37. 37.XXXIII THE SPLENDID NEW ZEALANDERS — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5
38. 38.XXXIV THE CANADIANS AT COURCELETTE — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4
39. 39.XXXV THE ABANDONMENT OF COMBLES — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4
40. 40.XXXVI THE DOOM OF THIÉPVAL — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5 — 6
41. 41.XXXVII NORTHWARD FROM THIÉPVAL — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5
42. 42.XXXVIII THE WAY TO BAPAUME — 1 — 2 — 3
43. 43.XXXIX THE GERMAN VERDICT OF THE SOMME BATTLES — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5

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