The Somme Loss The brilliant follow-up to the

The brilliant follow-up to the Caldecott Honor-winning andNew York Times bestselling picture bookThey All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel

Backed into a corner

nothing is more important than being with his favorite girl

highly processed and expensive

everything that anyone has ever feared

The Somme Loss The brilliant follow-up to theFor many people the word 'Somme' sums up the carnage and futility of the First World War. The failure of Allied forces to achieve their objectives at such a huge cost in human lives has resonated in military circles for the past 100 years. This book tells the story of the battle and its wider repercussions, and analyses its importance to the overall outcome of the First World War. The Somme investigates the build up to the battle, why leaders thought