{"product_id":"notes-on-the-area-between-general-9781474542012","title":"Notes on The Area between the River Somme, the St. Quentin \u0026 La Sensee Canals, \u0026 the River Scarpe July 1916","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn HMSO publication, prepared for the British Army offensive on the Somme in 1916 and the advance through the German rear areas, designed to give vital knowledge of the topography including woods, canals, roads, river and canal crossings, warnings to probable German defences, such as mining of roads, inundations of canals and rivers, formidable obstacles to the movement of infantry, and objectives for the successful attack on German-held towns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe notes also cover in a tabulated list habitations with details, e.g. Longueval consisted of 130 houses with 406 inhabitants, eight wells, 17 ponds and a sugar factory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 1:100,000 scale map shows the whole of the Somme Front from Arras south to St. Quentin and east to Cambrai, with both British and German front lines at the commencement of the offensive, with various German headquarters, railheads, depots etc. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e General\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474542018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474542012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Naval \u0026amp; Military Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.69h x 8.27w x 0.17d","brand":"General","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440610062591,"sku":"9781474542012","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2afc3d7e-2adb-4fe3-944e-87142ab1e75c.jpg?v=1777183598","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/notes-on-the-area-between-general-9781474542012","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}