Somme
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Introduction
The Somme - the longest, biggest and most costly land battle in British history - still haunts our collective memory of the First World War. The unsurpassed collections of the Imperial War Museum provide a unique resource for anyone wanting to study this important event. Letters, diaries, maps, photographs: this is the stuff of history, painstakingly conserved, and catalogued. These contemporary items give a voice to those who took part in the Somme or had to live with its consequences.
Introduction
The Somme - the longest, biggest and most costly land battle in British history - still haunts our collective memory of the First World War. The unsurpassed collections of the Imperial War Museum provide a unique resource for anyone wanting to study this important event. Letters, diaries, maps, photographs: this is the stuff of history, painstakingly conserved, and catalogued. These contemporary items give a voice to those who took part in the Somme or had to live with its consequences.
Professor Richard Holmes
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