• The latest in the award-winning series from Spencer Jones & Helion that includes Stemming the Tide: Officers and Leadership in the British Expeditionary Force 1914 and Courage without Glory: The British Army on the Western Front 1915
• Chapters written by 19 leading historians
• New insights on previously neglected topics
• Lavishly illustrated with full colour maps

1916 was a pivotal year for the British Army. It was a year of intense combat that was defined by the Battle of the Somme and the appalling casualties of the 1st July 1916. Yet it was also the year in which the British Army began to master industrial warfare and the tide of the war began to turn in favour of the Allies. This book brings together leading scholars of the First World War to examine the experience of the British Army in this controversial year. It includes essays which consider Britain's grand strategy, the role of key commanders, intelligence gathering, the development of logistics and the performance of Dominion forces, as well as offering a thorough examination of the nature of the fighting at the Battle of the Somme and beyond. Drawing upon the latest research, this book provides many valuable new insights and marks a major contribution to our understanding of the Battle of the Somme and the British Army of the First World War.

REVIEWS

This is a must for all serious students of the First World War and all those with an interest the fundamental way in which the British Army developed to meet the demands of a new kind of warfare.
Military Historical Society Bulletin

The book is nonetheless reserved for enthusiasts
VaeVictis

... it is an essential purchase, for you will find some of the best writing by the best minds on the subject presently in print.
Society of Friends of the National Army Museum