The German Army On The Somme 1914 - 1916

By drawing on a very large number of German sources, many of them previously unpublished, Jack Sheldon throws new light on a familiar story. 

In an account filled with graphic descriptions of life and death in the trenches, the Author demonstrates that the dreadful losses of 1 July 1916 were a direct consequence of meticulous German planning and preparation. 

Although the Battle of the Somme was frequently a close-run affair, poor Allied co-ordination and persistence in attacking weakly on narrow fronts played directly into the hands of the Imperial German Army commanders, who were able to rush forward reserves, maintain the overall integrity of their defences and so continue a successful delaying battle until the onset of winter and the return of 'General Mud' ultimately neutralised the considerable Allied superiority they held in men and material.

Jack Sheldon is now firmly established as the leading authority on the Imperial German Army in the First World War. A retired soldier he lives in France and is now fully engaged in researching and writing. His German Army on the Somme was a run-away success and he has built on his reputation with The German Army At Passchendael, The German Army at Cambrai, The German Army on Vimy Ridge and The German Army at Ypres 1914.