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On Friday, 1 July, we commemorated the centenary of the Battle of the Somme, which was fought between July and November 1916. Described as one of the
defining events of the First World War, when the battle was halted more than 1
million Commonwealth, French and German soldiers had been wounded, captured or
killed. The War Memorial in the War Memorial Library at TRS is dedicated
to staff who gave their lives in the Great War.
Author JRR Tolkien was among those who took part in the
Somme. He was a signaller in the Lancashire Fusiliers and two of this best
friends were killed in the battle. His epic fantasy novel The Lord of the
Rings was inspired by his experiences at the Somme. You can borrow all
three volumes, The Fellowship of the Ring, Two Towers and Return of the King
from the Discovery Library.
Other great novels inspired by their author’s direct experience of
war, including Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemmingway and All Quiet on the
Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, are available to borrow from the War Memorial Library.
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