A Subaltern on the Somme

A Subaltern on the Somme
Max Plowman
On the first day of the Somme 60,000 British men fell and Max Plowman was there to witness it all. One soldier's memoir of the one of the most destructive battles of the 20th century.
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About the Author

Max Plowman (1883-1941) was a British writer, poet and pacifist. Feeling obliged to play a role he reluctantly enlisted with the Territorial Field Ambulance in Dec. 1914, later accepting a commission in the infantry. In Jan. 1917 he was sent home to convalesce, suffering from shell shock. Becoming increasingly opposed to a continuation of war, in Jan. 1918 he asked to be relieved of his commission on the grounds of conscientious objection. Court martialled, he was dismissed from the Army but avoided a prison sentence.