The Somme - from defeat to victory
July 1st, 1916 was the bloodiest day in British military history. The battle of the Somme is now synonymous with slaughter and a futile waste of young life. But was it really such a disaster? Did the Somme provide the British army with the knowledge and lessons to fight a modern war? Find out more about the programme.
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The British lost lives but both sides felt the pain. What did The Somme look like from the German perspective?
Strength through defeat?
Can it really be the disaster of the Somme taught the British army its winning lessons?
The battle and the war
The British experience in the Somme can overshadow other stories. We place the battle in its context.
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From bbc.co.uk
Explore the battle and the war with bbc.co.uk/history - including genuine archive film of the trenches.
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