The offensive produced staggering casualties and shaped Allied strategy and international perceptions of the war during Wilson’s presidency, influencing U.S. diplomatic and public calculations about intervention.
On July 1, 1916, British and French forces launched the Battle of the Somme, a large Allied offensive on the Western Front that opened on that date.
The offensive produced staggering casualties and shaped Allied strategy and international perceptions of the war during Wilson’s presidency, influencing U.S. diplomatic and public calculations about intervention.
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