Somme Into the Breach

A painstaking chronological account of the hideously marred attack on the German entrenchments at the Somme, July-September 1916...A beautifully crafted, blow-by-blow account with deep insight into the lives of these diverse young men.
-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
[Sebag-Montefiore] utilizes the intimate archives of letters, diaries, and dispatches to produce a far more detailed and individualized portrait of the subject than earlier big single-volume treatments...The narrative moves easily from the larger logistical tangles back at headquarters to the experiences of the men fighting in the front lines, and Sebag-Montefiore is every bit as authoritative writing about the birth of air and tank warfare as he is picking apart the psychologies of the men involved...[An] enormously satisfying book.
-- Steve Donoghue Christian Science Monitor
As much as Somme is a history of a battle, it is also a testament to human courage.
-- Tom Rogan Washington Free Beacon