Ferocious British Guns, but the Germans Well Dug In; Their Barbed Wire Defenses Hold. Starvation Growing in Germany; Hundreds Die Each Day Special to The Great War Project (26-29 June) The British Command decides to launch its offensive on the River Somme in northern France on this June 29th a century ago. The Germans have…
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BRITISH PREPARE FOR THE ‘BIG PUSH’
by Mike Shuster
Millions of Artillery Shells Planned at the Somme; ‘Nothing Could Exist at the Conclusion of the Bombardment.’ Special to The Great War Project (5-8 May) On the Western Front during these days one hundred years ago, the British are preparing for something big. Many believe they are getting ready for a big push at the…