The British National Event to remember the Battle of the Somme was held in front of the Thiepval War Memorial during the morning of July 1st 2016 – 100 years after the start of the battle.
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Round-up of other Somme centenary memorial events
As well as the commemorative events at Thiepval and Manchester, there were many other events in the UK and France that marked the centenary.
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Friends of Lochnagar remember the Battle of the Somme centenary at La Grande Mine
Centenary News volunteer writer Karen Thomas attended the memorial event at Lochnagar Crater on July 1st 2016, and has sent this report.
Continue reading‘Seven Halts on the Somme’ – Centenary exhibition in London
Artist Hughie O'Donoghue talks to Patrick Gregory about 'Seven Halts on the Somme' – a special display of his paintings at Leighton House Museum, London.
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The Good Soldier: The Biography of Douglas Haig
Publisher’s Description:’Posterity has not been kind to Douglas Haig, the commander of the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front for much of the First World War. The Good Soldier re-examines Haig’s record and presents his predicament with a fresh eye. More importantly, it re-evaluates Haig himself, exploring the nature of the man.’
Continue reading‘The Danger Tree’ – Digital art exhibition remembering the Somme
The Danger Tree, an interactive art exhibition commemorating the Battle of the Somme, opened at a 'pop-up' venue in Greenwich, London, on July 1st 2016.
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Douglas Haig: From the Somme to Victory
Publisher’s Description:’Douglas Haig is the single most controversial general in British history. Drawing on previously unknown private letters and new scholarship eminent First World War historian Gary Sheffield reassesses Haig’s reputation, assessing his critical role in preparing the army for war.’
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Somme: Into the Breach
Publisher’s Description:’No conflict better encapsulates all that went wrong on the Western Front than the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Despite this, this book shows the extent to which the Allied armies were in fact able repeatedly to break through the German front lines.’
Continue reading‘Perspectives on the Somme’ – Western Front Association Conference
The Western Front Association commemorates the Battle of the Somme with a one-day conference in the UK on July 9th 2016.
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Somme Centenary: Welsh troops remembered at Mametz Wood
Wales has paid tribute to its soldiers who fell in fighting for control of Mametz Wood during the opening days of the Battle of the Somme.
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