This excellent book contains eight essays previously written by the highly respected Professor Peter Simkins over the fifteen years prior to 2014. Each has been revised and updated with new material that has become available since they first appeared. In doing so, he tackles some of the myths, both old and recent, about the British Army on the Western Front, which he effectively demolishes based on sound research and erudite analysis - doing so in an understated and balanced approach. Simkins persuades with evidence, analysis and context, rather than exhorts with shallow assumption.
Written in a style that flows well, logically, and is easily digestible From the Somme to Victory is another welcome corrective to our knowledge of the British Army on the Western Front in 1916 and 1918. It is highly recommended for those who wish to understand the complexities of what the the British Army faced, rather than read the works of historians who simply seek to criticise.

Australian Army Journal

Very well reasoned and researched.

The Society for Army Historical Research 2015 Christmas Book List

A book that every student of the British Army on the Western Front would do well to have permanently by his or her side.

Western Front Association

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The British Journal for Military History Vol 2 Issue 3

Overall this is an interesting and rigorous analysis and one which deserves recognition.

WWI Geek

'Frome Somme to Victory' is a collection of essays that are presented in an academic style in that evidence is thorough and every detail referenced to original sources, but Simkin's writing is fluid and easily digested... A book of serious weight and value for any military historian.

The Long, Long Trail

Very useful for research and reference as well as being what I like to call a 'good read'.

War History Online