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These Englishmen Who Died for France - 1st July 1916: The Bloodiest Day in British History - cover

These Englishmen Who Died for France - 1st July 1916: The Bloodiest Day in British History

Jean-Michel Steg

Traduttore Ethan Rundell

Casa editrice: University of Buckingham Press

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On 1st July 1916, the Bay of Somme was the scene of the deadliest day in British military history. What happened there? Englishmen, Scotsmen, Irishmen, Welshmen, Canadians, South Africans, Australians, New Zealanders – many soldiers from Great Britain and the Commonwealth volunteered in 1916 to attack on the front in Picardy.
Disponibile da: 07/03/2022.

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