The 1916 Experience Verdun & The Somme. By Julian Thompson Footballers and overall condition

and overall condition

and WW1–WW2 era militaria

The  2pdr cartridge has been cut down to a height of approx 2 inches

Matching nesting cup

showing minimal signs of wear

The 1916 Experience Verdun & The Somme. By Julian Thompson Footballers and overall conditionThe 1916 Experience Verdun & The Somme. By Julian Thompson. Verdun and the Somme were two of the most cataclysmic battles of the First World War on the Western Front. The carnage on that front in 1916 was unprecedented for all sides and had a profound effect on the eventual outcome of the war. On the first day of the Somme, Britain and her Commonwealth suffered almost 60,000 casualties, the worst day's loss in British military history. Many people