... successes on the Somme lies in the fact that they were made, to the amazement of the enemy, just after the French army had beaten the greatest assault which the enemy had ever been aide deliver. During the first fortnight the Battle of the Somme the French ...

... her door to a son she had not seen nor heard of for 18 years. THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. SIR DOUGLAS HAIG S DESPATCH. MAIN OBJECTIVE WON. A detailed despatch the Somme and An ere battles by Sir Douglas Haig has been It is clear from the report that the ...