1916 the First World War in Photographs: A War of Attrition

by John Christopher and Campbell McCutcheon

1916, the third year of the Great War, was to see the introduction of conscription for the first time in Britain to feed the insatiable demand for men at the Front. It was just as well, as the spring saw the launch of the German offensive at Verdun and the British counter-attack, but neither side achieved any significant gains. On 1 July the Allies experienced the bloodiest day of the war at the start of the Somme campaign with some 60,000 men killed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445622084
• ISBN13: 9781445622088
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.5" x 9.1"