S1E6: The Battle of the Somme (Part II)

The losses for the BEF in the first phase of the Battle of the Somme were unprecedented, but the top brass was eager to push forward to Bapaume. As we enter phase two of the Battle of the Somme, we follow our brothers from the Commonwealth into the crossfire at Delville Woods, Pozieres, Guillemont, and Ginchy. Then in phase three, we finally catch up with our Canadian heroes at Courcelette, where the first tank is sent into battle.

Books

Cook, Tim. At the Sharp End. Toronto, Penguin Group (Canada), 2009.

Liddle, Peter. The 1916 Battle of the Somme Reconsidered. South Yorkshire, Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2016.

Nicholson, Colonel G.W.L. Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919: Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War. Ottawa, Queen’s Printer and Controller of Stationery, 1962.

Websites

Roy, R. H., & Foot, R. (2006, December 21). “Canada and the battle of the Somme.” The Canadian Encyclopedia. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-of-the-somme. Accessed January 12, 2022.

Epic History. “WWI: Battle of the Somme 1916.” YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqvALkpsfRo&t=181s. Accessed February 2022.

Epic History. “World War One 1915.” YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqvALkpsfRo&t=181s. Accessed February 2022.

Epic History. “World War One 1916.” YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-b746J2SdI. Accessed February 2022.