the Fields of Somme: An unforgettable story war and survival. A historical novel about courage, sacrifice ordinary men who endured one most devastating battles in history.: 2

Book Two of the Somme TrilogyBlood, Fire and Bone. The Summer of Slaughter.The Somme, August 1916.Private Thomas Hargreaves and the survivors of his Sheffield battalion have endured the opening horrors of the Somme. The great offensive that was meant to break the German lines has instead become a brutal war of attrition, where every ruined village, shattered trench, and shell-scarred field is paid for in blood.As the battle grinds on through the summer and into the first days of autumn, Tom and his friends find themselves fighting through the devastated landscapes of Guillemont, Flers, and the ridges beyond. New recruits arrive to replace the fallen. Old friends disappear from the roll call. Hope arrives in the form of a strange new weapon-the tank-but even steel and armour cannot spare men from the terrible cost of war.Amid the mud, shellfire, and endless danger, the soldiers cling to the small things that keep them human: letters from home, shared jokes, precious scraps of food, and the friendships forged in the trenches.As casualties mount and the battlefield stretches endlessly before them, Tom must confront a hard truth: survival itself has become a victory.Epic, moving, and meticulously researched, The Fields of the Somme is a powerful historical novel about courage, sacrifice, friendship, and the ordinary men who endured one of the most devastating battles in history.Read FREE with Kindle Unlimited.