Video Analysis (Battle of Somme)

The Battle of Somme, 1916 (Video)


Joffre, along with Sir Douglas Haig was confident with the success of this offence and sent 750,000 to the German line. Unfortunately, Joffre's predictions were not to be met; the troops had failed to destroy the line after the artillery bombardment. The BEF (British Expeditionary Force) advanced upon the Germans with rifles, bayonets and machine guns The On the very first day of attack, on 1 July 1916, the British-French lost an enormous 58,000 troops. It was recorded the single bloodiest day of battle in British military.

This video was chosen because of its informative content. It was relevent to the Western Front and included an over-voice explaining the basic  and movements throughout the Battle of Somme. It also contained detailed maps, diagrams, images, original video exerts of the British troops.This video depicts the operation run by the British-French forces in 1916. French Commander-in-Chief, Joseph Joffre initiated the massive attack that he hoped would defeat the Germans.