Beaucourt

Beaucourt is one of the last parts of the Battle of the Somme still to be covered, until now, by the splendid Battleground Europe Series. It was also one of the last actions of the Battle of the Somme, 1916.

The eventual capture of Beaucourt along with Beaumont Hamel forced the Germans to retreat to their new defensive position known as the Hindenburg Line. The Battle for Beaucourt was also known as the Gough Offensive, led by General Gough, with a large proportion of the troops involved being from the Royal Naval Division. Indeed, Beaucourt is where Bernard Freyberg of that Division won his VC.

Following the usual Battleground style, readers are taken on a voyage of discovery through the village of Beaucourt and along the banks of the Ancre in the direction of Cambrai. 

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Some books that may interest you

The Great War Illustrated 1916 By: Jack Holroyd, William Langford	Rising Sun By: John Toland	Despatches from the Crimea By: William Russell Introduction by: Martin Bell
Nursing Through Shot & Shell By: Vivien Newman, Christine Smyth	The Last Sunrise By: Harold Gordon, Hirshel Grodzienski	Beneath the Killing Fields By: Matthew Leonard
Fighter Aces! The Constable Maxwell Brothers By: Alex Revell	Conquerors of the Roman Empire: The Franks By: Simon Macdowall	21st Century Courage By: Mark Felton