[PDF.66hf] The Somme Chronicles: South Africans on the Western Front, 1916

The Somme Chronicles: South Africans on the Western Front, 1916

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 | #4709648 in Books |  2014-10-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.25 x6.25 x1.00l,.0 | File type: PDF | 280 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| South Africans on the Western Front|By A. A. Nofi|A summary of the review on StrategyPage.Com

'Although apparently common knowledge in South Africa, the fact that the country sent an infantry brigade to the Western Front is likely to be news to most students of the Great War. In 'The Somme Chronicles,' South African journalist and historian Schoeman gives us an accou| |Schoeman often uses excerpts of letters or diaries in his account, giving us the soldier’s eye view of the events. He provides a number of useful appendices, such as a roll of honor, coverage of specialized troops, including signals, medical, and railroa

This is the story of South African soldiers during the 1916 Somme offensive, which took place between the Allied forces and the Germans along the Somme River in France and was one of the bloodiest conflicts of the First World War, resulting in over a million deaths in six months. In July 1916, the men of the 1st South African Infantry Brigade were involved in recapturing the village of Lingueval and clearing Delville Wood of enemy soldiers, but they suffered extreme casu...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Somme Chronicles: South Africans on the Western Front, 1916   |  Chris Schoeman. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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