These Englishmen Who Died for France

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CONTENTS
Foreword by John Horne..........................................................................1
Preface.......................................................................................................4
Introduction.............................................................................................12
The Bloodiest Day in British History
Chapter 1.................................................................................................14
The Annihilation of the Newfoundland Regiment
Chapter 2.................................................................................................22
Why a Franco-British Offensive on the Somme in the Summer of 1916?
Chapter 3.................................................................................................30
The Strategic Context: Trench Warfare
Chapter 4.................................................................................................37
The Tactical Context: The Evolution of Arms between 1914 and 1916
Chapter 5.................................................................................................44
The Creation of a British ‘New Army’
Chapter 6.................................................................................................51
Preparing the British Battle Plan for 1 July 1916
Chapter 7.................................................................................................58
The French Battle Plan on the Somme
Chapter 8.................................................................................................63
The German Army on the Somme in 1916
Chapter 9.................................................................................................69
Preparations for the 1 July 1916 Attack
Chapter 10..............................................................................................82
1 July 1916: The First Hour
Chapter 11..............................................................................................92
1 July 1916: The Rest of the Day
Chapter 12.............................................................................................101
1 July 1916: Dead and Wounded
Chapter 13.............................................................................................108
Why Did 1 July 1916 End in Defeat?
Chapter 14.............................................................................................119
The Battle of the Somme from 2 July
Chapter 15.............................................................................................128
The Consequences of the Battle of the Somme
Chapter 16.............................................................................................144
Return to Beaumont-Hamel: A Path of Memory
Bibliography..........................................................................................149
Acknowledgements...............................................................................152
Endnotes...............................................................................................154

Author Biography

Jean-Michel Steg works as a Senior Adviser to financial firm Greenhill & Co. He holds a PhD in History from EHESS in Paris, a Master#&39;s degree from the Sorbonne University in Paris, an MBA from Harvard Business School and a degree from the Institut d#&39;Etudes Politique de Paris. He has been nominated in France to the Ordre National du Mérite.