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Remembrance: The horror, the horror, the Somme On this day, 85 years ago, 20,000 young British men died in the first 24 hours of the most gruelling battle of the First World War. Where they fell has become a byword for the futility of war.
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The Somme: the name has burned itself so deeply into the national
consciousness that it has become a metaphor for almost every kind of
hard-fought conflict. But above all else, the battle of the Somme - a
slog that took four and a half months in 1916 and nearly 20,000
British lives on its first day, 1 July, alone - signifies futility,
stupidity and a wanton waste of life.
Wilfrid Owen, the best loved of the First World War poets,
expressed the rage of so many who could, in his words, ...
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Somme Institute Is Branching Out.(plans distribution expansion and new treatment services)
WWD
; Byline: Matthew W. Evans NEW YORK - With Barneys New York as its backdrop next week, Somme Institute will introduce new treatment services as it also finalizes preparations to expand its distribution base. The Somme line of five treatment products is now carried in about 25 specialty store doors,
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Northern Ireland: Trimble commemorates the Battle of the Somme on first day as ex-minister
The Independent - London
; DAVID TRIMBLE spent his first day as the ex-First Minister of Northern Ireland on the battlefields of the Somme, which comes second only to the Boyne as a high shrine to Ulster sacrifices and long memories. The venue was a political gift to Mr Trimble, but quite coincidental. It was 85 years ago
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Not Vietnam, but the Somme
Winnipeg Free Press
; Jonathan V. Last IF you were forced to pick a precise time and place the people of Britain began the slow process of discarding their mantle of empire, you might well choose 1916, at the Battle of the Somme. The Somme was the inspiration of British Gen. Douglas Haig, who had just won his way to
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 "The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)")
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Orange Order calls for special stamp to remember Somme.(News)
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
; THE Orange Order is calling for a stamp to issued on both sides of the border to mark the 90th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. Thousands of Ulstermen were killed or wounded at the Somme along with comrades from the Republic and the rest of the UK in July 1916. The Royal Inniskilling
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BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER: THE BAY OF THE SOMME IS A BIRDWATCHER'S PARADISE
The Independent - London
; The Somme's annual bird festival - or festival des oiseaux - finishes tomorrow, but you don't need an organised jolly to enjoy the Somme's magnificent bird life. The Bay of the Somme is the largest migratory breeding ground for avian visitors to Europe outside of the Camargue, and the best place to
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