Tracing your Great War Ancestors: The Somme

Tracing your Great War Ancestors: The Somme
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Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Total Pages : 137
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ISBN-10 : 9781473876804
ISBN-13 : 147387680X
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Book Synopsis Tracing your Great War Ancestors: The Somme by : Simon Fowler

Download or read book Tracing your Great War Ancestors: The Somme written by Simon Fowler and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2015-11-19 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want to find out about an ancestor who served on the Somme during the First World War during the Battle of the Somme in 1916 or at any time during the fighting in this sector of the Western Front this book is the ideal guide. It provides practical information and advice on how to conduct your research. It will help you to discover when and where your ancestors served and give you an insight into his experience of the war. It is also a fascinating introduction to researching the Great War as a whole.Simon Fowler outlines the course of the fighting on the Somme, introducing the many historical resources that you can use to explore the history for yourself. He identifies the key sources for family historians, including at The National Archives and Imperial War Museum and the many online sites that researchers can turn to. There is also advice on the literature, archives, museums and monuments that may help you to gain an insight into your ancestor's story.


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