Background Information The battle of the somme began in the summer of 1916. The British saw it as an opportunity to look good and be the saviour of the moment, however things went very differently.The original intention of the French commander, Joseph Joffre was to relieve the pressure off the French city verdun Although the battle had been planned for later that year it was brought forward as a result of bombardment of the French fort.The battle soon deteriorated into trench warfare, with no progress made from either side. General Haig's strategy After no progress had...

Tanks were used for the first time in the battle of the Somme. Meaning that they were unperfected and needed improvement. Not many tanks ever made it to the front line. A shell bomb hit the first tank that got sent out, the other two continued towards the enemy line slowly. The tanks had been successful in the regard that they had scared the Germans, and they had not been disabled immediately, however some were still disappointed, as the tanks were still in the early stages of there developments, and some generals expected too much of them.