1916-16 Battle of the Somme Overview

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📚 Bibliography (Expanded & Linked)

1. British Official History – France and Belgium 1916. (Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence)

2. Imperial War Museums (IWM). “What Was the Battle of the Somme?” (Accessed Oct 2025)

3. National Archives (UK). “First Day on the Somme.”

4. Keegan, John. The First World War. Knopf, 1999.

5. Philpott, William. Bloody Victory: The Sacrifice on the Somme. Little Brown, 2009.

6. Duffy, Michael. “The Battle of the Somme.” Firstworldwar.com.

7. Wikipedia contributors. “Battle of the Somme.” Wikipedia.

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🎵 Creative Commons Music

“It’s a Long Way to Tipperary” – Traditional (Public Domain)

Alternate: “Keep the Home Fires Burning” (1915, Public Domain)

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🎵 Creative Commons Music

“Mahmudiye March” (Traditional Ottoman military march, 19th c.) — Public Domain via IMSLP / Wikimedia Commons.

Alternate: “British Infantry March in the East” — Public Domain, British Pathé archives.

The British Grenadiers. Performed by The Bands of the Household Division.

Released by Regimental Recordings, London.

SoundCloud, track link: https://soundcloud.com/regimentalrecordings.

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