GOMMECOURT: SOMME (Battleground Europe Series)

Gommecourt was on the northern part of the Somme front in 1916. Volunteer units whose men were believed to have superior initiative were chosen for an assault, a diversion from the main attack of July 1. Gommecourt: Somme provides complete information on the battle, tour information on the battlefield as it is today, and maps and then-and-now photographs.