A further addition to the extensive WW1 Battleground Series. Written by experienced and respected author, it covers a neglected yet accessible area of the Somme Front. The tours include detailed descriptions of the battle fields today.
This tells of the fighting on Redan Ridge in 1916. The sector was occupied by the 4th Division, made up of some of the veteran regular battalions, the 'Old Contemptibles', although few of the original members had survived thus far. It was mainly Territorials and 'new army' men who fought here.
Historical facts and figures from Mametz Wood Somme.