The Battle of Somme occurred form July to November of 1916 and was one of the bloodiest battles in war history. In just the first day of battle the British alone suffered over 19,200 men, setting the tone the months of devastation to come. World War One was an era of new machinery that allowed for men to go down in the masses. Medical assistance was neither prepared nor had the numbers to keep up with such mass causalities. Somme trench warfare was nor safe, or healthy, and medical attention was overwhelmed by the masses of men injured in the line of duty. Leadership was far from exceptional in the Allied forces, especially under the instruction of British Commander Sir Douglas Haig, and leader of the Forth Army, Sir Henry Rawlinson. Confusion
