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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

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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's degree from the Sorbonne University in Paris, an MBA from Harvard Business School and a degree from the Institut d'Etudes Politique de Paris. He has been nominated in France to the Ordre National du Mrite. Ethan Rundell is a writer, translator and once-aspirant historian with degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, and the cole des hautes tudes en sciences sociales (EHESS). He lives in North Carolina with his wife and children.

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