The most important books about The Battle of the Somme
We've collected together the most insightful, harrowing and thought-provoking books on one of the most notorious conflicts of the 20th century.
On the first day of The Battle of the Somme the British suffered more than 57,500 casualties and by the time it ended, in November 1916, more than one million men had been wounded or killed. Here, we share the most insightful, harrowing and thought-provoking poetry collections, non-fiction and fiction books ever written about this notorious conflict.
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