THE BATTLES OF THE SOMME BY PHILIP GIBBS

[algy]

I have been offered the book 'THE BATTLES OF THE SOMME' by Phillip Gibbs could anyone recommend this book please.

[The Scorer]

I can't recommend the book as I don't know much about it and haven't read it.

However, Philip Gibbs was a war reporter, and features prominently in "Reporting from the Front" which I recently reviewed in the "What Books are You Reading" topic. I gather that he was well thought of, so his book (written after the War) should at least be a good read.

[GraemeClarke]

Morning

It APPEARS to be here and available for download but the pages are blank to me

https://archive.org/details/battlesofsomme00gibbuoft

However you can read it here

http://ww1photos.com/PDF_TheBattlesOfSomme.html

The latter appears interesting, heres a list of Regimental Histories available

http://ww1photos.com/RegimentalHistoriesOnline.html

Regards,

Graeme

[hazelclark]

I have read a few of his WW1 books and enjoyed them. Free to download.

H.

[simond9x]

I've read several of his books and enjoyed them all. From memory, they were written very shortly after the events described took place (days/weeks) rather than after the war. This particular book was published in 1917 and is a collection of his earlier writings which suggests that the battle of the Somme may have still been ongoing as he wrote them. I'd give it a go if I were you.

[David Filsell]

I have long considered Gibb a much underrated witness to the war.