The Battle Of The Somme: First Phase (1916) By John Buchan
 
For many years there were few more highly regarded histories of the momentous Battle of the Somme, 1916, than that written by John Buchan, the renowned author of 'The Thirty Nine Steps' 'Greenmantle, ' 'Huntingtower' and many others.
 
In both his fiction and non-fiction Buchan had the ability to craft a fine narrative in an easy going, economic style. Today Buchan is far less well-known for his non-fiction than for his fiction and that, perhaps, is inevitable. Nevertheless, he was responsible for a very substantial multi-volume history of the First World War which his consummate skill as a writer has ensured remains readable, often quoted and relevant.
 
There were several versions of Buchan's 'Battle of the Somme' published during and soon after the First World War, sometimes in several volumes each dealing with different phases of the battle. 
 
An account of one of the major battles of the war. The book dealing with the first phase (from the commencement of the battle to early September 1916) was published within a couple of months of the events. Filled with maps and also with photographs of the Somme battle sites, including a number of action ones showing British soldiers "crossing the parapets," tanks overrunning obstacles, mines exploding, etc.
 
Contains unknown inscriptions
 
Hard Cover
291 Pages 
In Poor to Fair Condition- Spine has deteriorated