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To tie in with the Battle of the Somme’s 90th anniversary commemoration events the MODs Veterans Policy Unit have produced a booklet about the battle.
The booklet gives a good overview of the background to the First World War, the British Army, preparations and tactics for the battle, details of the battle itself and those who fought in it, the aftermath of the battle and details of the site today.
The booklet will act as a souvenir to those taking part of the 90th anniversary events and also help educate anyone not going to France for the commemorations, but who is interested in the Battle.
The anniversary will be marked on 1st July, the day the battle commenced in 1916, with events at key sites of the battle field in northern France.
The booklet can be open by clicking on the link below or using right click on the linkw and then 'Save Target As' to save to your hard drive.
Somme Booklet
Source - MoD website
The booklet gives a good overview of the background to the First World War, the British Army, preparations and tactics for the battle, details of the battle itself and those who fought in it, the aftermath of the battle and details of the site today.
The booklet will act as a souvenir to those taking part of the 90th anniversary events and also help educate anyone not going to France for the commemorations, but who is interested in the Battle.
The anniversary will be marked on 1st July, the day the battle commenced in 1916, with events at key sites of the battle field in northern France.
The booklet can be open by clicking on the link below or using right click on the linkw and then 'Save Target As' to save to your hard drive.
Somme Booklet
Source - MoD website
