QUOTES WITH «SOMME»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
Somme.
I must return to my old comrades of the Great War - to the brown, the treeless, the flat and grave-set plain of Flanders - to the rolling, heat-miraged downlands of the Somme - for I am dead with them, and they live in me again.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOMME»
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Somme in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Somme and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
This book looks at the Battle of the Somme, which was planned as "The Big Push" that would at last break the long stalemate on the Western Front in World War I. However the 18 divisions that went over the top between Arras and St-Quentin on ...
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Memorial to the Missing of the
Somme
Edwin Lutyens' Memorial to the Missing of the Somme at Thiepval in Northern France, visited annually by tens of thousands of tourists, is arguably the finest structure erected by any British architect in the twentieth century.
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The First Day on the
Somme
Martin Middlebrook's classic account of the blackest day in the history of the British army draws on official sources, local newspapers, autobiographies, novels and poems from the time.
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Somme 1 July 1916: Tragedy and Triumph
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The Missing of the
Somme
It is a photograph of the future, of the future's view of the past. Geoff Dyer's classic book is an original and personal meditation upon war and remembrance.
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Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the
Somme
' Times Literary Supplement Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme was revived by the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in 1994 as part of an acknowledgement of the peace process.
Analysis of British and German prose fiction written between 1916 and 1937, with different ideological points of view.
What went wrong for the British, and who was responsible? Robin Prior and Trevor Wilson have examined the entire public archive on the Battle of the Somme to reconstruct the day-by-day course of the war.
Robin Prior, Trevor Wilson, 2008
Private Lynch was one of those who survived, and on his return home in 1919, wrote Somme Mud in pencil in over 20 school exercise books, perhaps in the hope of coming to terms with all that he had witnessed there?
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The
Somme: Herosim and Horror in the First World War
In this vivid, deeply researched account of one history's most destructive battles, historian Martin Gilbert tracks the Battle of the Somme through the experiences of footsoldiers (known to the British as the PBI, for Poor Bloody Infantry), ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOMME»
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Somme is used in the context of the following news items.
WWI site offers hints of JRR Tolkien
"On the Somme, he certainly spent time in deep trench dugouts, and he would have been aware of the subterranean world of the army tunnelers -- all of which ... «CNN, Jul 15»
French cave engravings reveal last thoughts of WW1 soldiers
... for decades, underground caves in a small village in France's Somme valley ... up in the Somme Offensive, one of the bloodiest battles of the 20th century. «Reuters, Jul 15»
Somme remembrance: Irish cabinet minister joins Belfast ceremony …
Secretary of State Theresa Villiers has led tributes to soldiers who fought in the 1916 Battle of the Somme. Ms Villiers was joined at Belfast City Hall cenotaph by ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
Battle of Somme memorial ticket ballot announced
Tickets to next year's commemorations of the Battle of the Somme centenary will be free and allocated by ballot, the culture secretary has announced. Residents ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
Ceremony in France marks 99th anniversary of the Battle of the …
BEAUMONT-HAMEL, France, July 1, 2015 /CNW/ - On the occasion of the 99th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, Canadian and French citizens gathered ... «Canada NewsWire, Jul 15»
Coleraine lodge calls for Battle of Somme parade review
A Coleraine Orange lodge angered after their July 1 Battle of the Somme parade was re-routed has asked the Parades Commission to review their decision. «Belfast Newsletter, Jun 15»
VE Day and the Somme marked by huge crowds in Belfast
Around 100,000 people took to the streets of Belfast this afternoon to mark the 70th anniversary of VE Day and the Battle of the Somme. The parades brought the ... «Belfast Live, May 15»
WW1: A baby called Somme
On 20 March 1917, a baby girl was born in Northfleet, Kent, and given a name heavy with history - Somme, writes Mark Sanders. She's carried that name ... «BBC News, Mar 15»
Incredible moment Germans surrendered at the Somme caught on …
A soldier's secret World War One photo collection has revealed for the first time the incredible moment Germany surrendered at the Battle of the Somme. «Yahoo News UK, Nov 14»
Digital storytelling of the Somme
The reality of war means making difficult decisions - what would you have done if it was you? An interactive episode of the BBC Three's Our World War series ... «BBC News, Aug 14»
