Aaaah ... the good old days ... 1.2 million men lost, just counting the Brits mind you, in slightly more than four months during the battle of the Somme. Almost a third of those lost in the first couple of weeks. Entire units wiped out, some showing 75% casualties, slow walking in lines into concentrated artillery and machine gun fire. Madness. Utter madness.
Correction: that figure was 1.2 million for all sides and nationalities in a little over four months. That's what I get for working from memory. Still, a huge waste.
Aaaah ... the good old days ... 1.2 million men lost, just counting the Brits mind you, in slightly more than four months during the battle of the Somme. Almost a third of those lost in the first couple of weeks. Entire units wiped out, some showing 75% casualties, slow walking in lines into concentrated artillery and machine gun fire. Madness. Utter madness.
Correction: that figure was 1.2 million for all sides and nationalities in a little over four months. That's what I get for working from memory. Still, a huge waste.