First Day On The Somme Author:Martin Middlebrook "...Middlebrook's research has covered not just official and regimental histories and tours of the battlefields, but interviews with hundreds of survivors, both British and German. As to the action itself, he conveys the overall strategic view and the terrifying reality that it was for front-line soldiers." — With 11 maps, 3-page list of plates/p... more »hotographs, list of abbreviations, 6 appendices, bibliography, and comprehensive index.« less