The Somme | War Walks
1 July 1916 was the blackest day in the British army's history. Richard Holmes walks the fields where 57,000 soldiers were killed or wounded in just a few hours, and continues the story until the end of the Somme campaign in 1916.
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Clip Info
- Clip length: 28'25''
- Broadcast year: 1996
Curriculum Connection
- History | The First World War, 1894-1918 | The First World War, 1894-1918 | The First World War: stalemate
Access
Licence: ERA Licence required
Usage
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
Content
- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC Two
- Programme: War Walks
- Series: 1
- Episode: The Somme
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