1916-17 Battle of Albert (Jul 1-13, 1916)

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📚 Bibliography (Expanded & Linked)

Primary / official records

• British Official History. Military Operations, France and Belgium, 1916 (History Section, Committee of Imperial Defence). London: HMSO.
• At our heroes at the Somme — Federal Archives of Germany (Bundesarchiv), Germany — Public Domain.

Museums and archives

• Imperial War Museums (IWM). “What Was the Battle of the Somme?” (Somme overview and context).
• The National Archives (UK). “First Day on the Somme” (documents and supporting material on 1 July 1916).
• Bundesarchiv (Germany). Somme-related photo/film collections (Public Domain holdings where applicable).

Major secondary works

• Keegan, John. The First World War. (1999).
• Philpott, William. Bloody Victory: The Sacrifice on the Somme. (2009).
• Sheffield, Gary. Somme. (2003).

Additional Sources

Wikipedia contributors. “Battle of Albert (1916).”

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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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