On the first day Haig remarked ' we only lost 40,000 men, not as bad as expected' -unbelievable.
The book itself is regiment by regiment and what they did across the front which is really for super history buffs, so for the casual reader like me it drags a wee bit. But the excerpts from the diaries of the ordinary soldiers are heart breaking.
This history should be being taught as a lesson in not to listen to politicians.
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