... from Morval to Thiepval. Sir Douglas claims that all the three objectives of the battle were achieved. Any one of these results in itself justified the Battle of the Somme. The attainment of all three amply compensates the sacrifices ...

... nor is it possible to estimate the period before the objects for which the Allies'are fighting are attained; but the battle of the Somme has placed beyond doubt the ability of the Allies to gain those objects. The German Army is the mainstay of the Central ...