One Night on the Somme
The Betrayal of a Pals Battalion The Somme July 1916
by Charlie Owen
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Pub Date Apr 28 2026 | Archive Date May 08 2026
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Description
On 1 July 1916, the Lonsdale Pals Battalion went into action with thousands of other British troops and were massacred.
Eight days later, the shattered and traumatised survivors were assigned to undertake another attack across no-mans-land that would inevitably lead to more deaths and injuries.
They ensured that the attack failed and the entire Battalion was subsequently publicly disgraced as part of a policy to ignore the growing problem of shellshock. This humiliation was covered up for over 100 years.
One Night on the Somme is the story of that massacre, the humiliation, the cover up and the eventual rehabilitation of the Battalion’s reputation under an inspirational Commanding Officer.
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781806345984 |
| PRICE | £4.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 264 |
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Featured Reviews
PETER C, Reviewer
One Night on the Somme is one of the most poignant and well-researched books on the Western Front that I have read. Extremely powerful account of the Lonsdale Regiment being virtually annihilated on a badly planned attack on the German lines. Their brutal treatment by the unsympathetic and uncaring British General Staff after the heroic attack is appalling.
I really loved the way that the author researched several soldiers' families, discovering their living relatives and former homes. The Pal's Battalions were a dreadfully thought-out concept, resulting in many villages and small towns losing most of their menfolk. Some families losing sons and Fathers.
Highly recommended for military history buffs.
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