The Pont Blackburn bridge was erected in the northern French town of Peronne over the River Somme after the previous crossing was destroyed in the devastation of World War One. Documents at ...
The combined attack was commenced beneath cloudless skies at 7.30 a.m. on Friday, July 1st, along a 25 mile stretch bordering the River Somme in France. It comes in the wake of a major bombardment ...