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Stanford History Education Group: Battle of the Somme
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BBC
Bbc: History Trail: Wars and Conflict: Walking the Somme Battlefield
A walking tour guide to the famous battle site, the guide provides information on the various places where British Army troops fought and died plus gives extensive quotes from soldiers who were present at the battle. There is a nice...
World War 1
Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Tragedy on the Somme: A Second Balaclava
For six days, heavy guns poured 1.6 million shells onto the deeply echeloned German trench lines on the Somme. Surely nothing could survive that, or could it? A chilling account of the Battle of the Somme, and its continuing effect on...
PBS
Pbs: The Great War: Maps and Battles: The Battle of the Somme 1916
Brief account of the Battle of Somme that includes a captioned animated map showing the battle along with links to further resources.
BBC
Bbc History: World Wars: World War One: Daily Mirror Headlines: Somme
Excerpts of reports published in the "Daily Mirror" on July 31, 1916, which detail some of the British successes during the first month of the Battle of the Somme.
Ducksters
Ducksters: World War I for Kids: Battle of the Somme
Kids learn about the Battle of the Somme from World War I. The French and the British attacked the Germans on the western front in one of the largest battles during WW1 resulting in over one million casualties.