Somme
2016 is the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme
''There was hardly a household in the land'', writes Lyn Macdonald, ''there was no trade, occupation, profession or community, which was not represented in the thousands of innocent enthusiasts who made up the ranks of Kitchener''s Army before the Battle of the Somme...''
The year 1916 was one of the great turning-points in British history: as...
2016 is the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme
''There was hardly a household in the land'', writes Lyn Macdonald, ''there was no trade, occupation, profession or community, which was not represented in the thousands of innocent enthusiasts who made up the ranks of Kitchener''s Army before the Battle of the Somme...''
The year 1916 was one of the great turning-points in British history: as...
