{"product_id":"zero-hour","title":"Zero Hour","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The first day of the battle of the Somme 1 July 1916 was the most devastating event of the First World War for the British army. In \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Zero Hour\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; 14 superlatively photographed panoramas (each one a four-page gatefold opening to nearly 1 metre wide) show the Somme's major sites as they look today. Taken from the exact viewpoints of the front-line British troops as they began their advance towards the German trenches at 7.30 a.m. these hauntingly peaceful present-day views are annotated (in the handwritten military style of the time) to show the lethal German defensive positions at the moment of the attack.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Jolyon Fenwick's eerily compelling photographs are accompanied by detailed maps and vivid descriptions of the day's events detailing their awful human loss: out of 116000 British and Empire troops committed to the assault by nightfall 57470 had become casualties and 19240 were dead. \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Zero Hour\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; is simultaneously a celebration of the renewing power of nature and a powerful and unconventional reminder of the horrors of the past.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026gt;","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44788371423411,"sku":"9781781257081","price":1536.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477438719781781257081.jpg?v=1762832252","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/zero-hour","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}