The Somme, Volume 1. The First Battle of the Somme (1916-1917) / (Albert, Bapaume, Péronne)

by Unknown

IN MEMORY
OF THE MICHELIN WORKMEN
AND EMPLOYEES WHO DIED GLORIOUSLY
FOR THEIR COUNTRY

THE SOMME
VOLUME I
THE FIRST BATTLE OF THE SOMME
(1916-1917)
(ALBERT—BAPAUME—PÉRONNE)

Published by
MICHELIN & Cie.
Clermont-Ferrand, France.

Copyright 1919 by Michelin & Cie.

All rights of translation, adaptation, or reproduction (in part or whole), reserved in all countries.

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[THE FRANCO-BRITISH OFFENSIVE OF THE SOMME (1916).]

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE OFFENSIVE.

In June, 1916, the enemy were the attacking party; the Germans were pressing Verdun hard, and the Austrians had begun a vigorous offensive against the Italians. It therefore became necessary for the Allies to make a powerful effort to regain the initiative of the military operations.