With Haig on the Somme by D. H. Parry is a First World War adventure novel set against one of the most devastating battles of the conflict. Following young British soldiers into the trenches and over the top, it dramatizes the grinding offensive launched along the Somme in 1916 under the command of Sir Douglas Haig.
Written for a wartime readership, the book combines the conventions of boys’ adventure fiction with vivid scenes of artillery barrages, raids, and the camaraderie of the front line. While shaped by the patriotic spirit of its time, it offers a contemporary perspective on the Western Front and the experience of the New Army volunteers who fought there. It remains an evocative period portrait of the Great War.