Part one of term paper
was a very unsuccessful and expensive Allied offensive on French land during World War I (“Somme”). Many soldiers were needlessly killed and many towns and villages destroyed. This battle was one of the largest land battles ever fought during a war. After the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria on on June 28, 1914, w ...

Part two of term paper
... since Great Britain knew Germany planned on attacking Britain as well, Great Britain went ahead and declared war on Germany on August 4, 1914 (“World” 1). On September 27, 1914, the Germans began entrenching themselves in strategic locations north of the Somme River in France under Thiepval Ridge (“Somme”). There they stayed for nearly two years awaiting the “Big Push,” as the Battle of the Somme was prematurely coined by the British (Macdonald 4). The French were kept busy also, digging ...