CHAPTER I

FORMATION AND THE ATTACK ON THE GOMMECOURT SALIENT

The Assembly--The Grouping of Units--The Size of a Division--Perfecting the Organisation--General Situation--Falkenhayn’s View--Haig’s Summary--Preparations for the Somme--The Division at Hébuterne--The First Task--Extent of the New Line--The German Positions--Note by Gen. Hull--The Date of Attack--Operation Orders--Artillery and Smoke--Patrol Reports--The Attack--Gen. Hull’s Conclusion--The Battle of Albert, 1916 pp. 1-48