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With the New Army on the Somme: My Second Year of the War

Frederick Palmer (1873 - 1958)

Frederick Palmer was already an experienced war correspondent when World War I began in 1914, as he had previously covered six wars, beginning with the Greco-Turkish War of 1897. "With the New Army on the Somme" was his second book about World War I. The story shifts between his first-person accounts from the trenches and Brigade Headquarters to narrations of distant campaigns, the role of the air war, strategic thinking by the Generals, and the coordination of the allies. A lively and intelligent journalistic account that is also a valuable history. - Summary by Ted Lienhart

Genre(s): War & Military

Language: English

Keyword(s): World War 1 (36), First World War (36), WW1 (31), war journalism (2), world war 1914-1918 (2), ww1 military history in europe (1), battle of the somme (1)

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Back to the Front Ted Lienhart
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Play 02 Verdun and Its Sequel Ted Lienhart
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Play 03 "Blooding" an Army Ted Lienhart
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Play 04 Ready for the Blow Ted Lienhart
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Play 05 The Blow Ted Lienhart
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Play 06 First Results of the Somme Ted Lienhart
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Play 07 Out of the Hopper of Battle Ted Lienhart
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Play 08 Forward the Guns! Ted Lienhart
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Play 09 When the French Won Ted Lienhart
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Play 10 Along the Road to Victory Ted Lienhart
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Play 11 The Brigade That Went Through Ted Lienhart
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Play 12 The Storming of Contalmaison Ted Lienhart
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Play 13 A Great Night Attack Ted Lienhart
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Play 14 The Cavalry Goes In Ted Lienhart
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Play 15 Enter the Anzacs Ted Lienhart
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Play 16 The Australians and a Windmill Ted Lienhart
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Play 17 The Hateful Ridge Ted Lienhart
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Play 18 A Truly French Affair Ted Lienhart
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Play 19 On the Aerial Ferry Ted Lienhart
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Play 20 The Ever-Mighty Guns Ted Lienhart
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Play 21 By the Way Ted Lienhart
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Play 22 The Mastery of the Air Ted Lienhart
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Play 23 A Patent Curtain of Fire Ted Lienhart
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Play 24 Watching a Charge Ted Lienhart
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Play 25 Canada is Stubborn Ted Lienhart
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Play 26 The Tanks Arrive Ted Lienhart
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Play 27 The Tanks in Action Ted Lienhart
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Play 28 Canada is Quick Ted Lienhart
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Play 29 The Harvest of Villages Ted Lienhart
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Play 30 Five Generals and Verdun Ted Lienhart
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Play 31 Au Revoir, Somme! Ted Lienhart
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