http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history/videos/1916-battle-of-the-somme?m=528e38969e64d
on this video you will find how "The battle of the Somme" occurred and who Comprising the main Allied attack on the Western Front during 1916, the Battle of the Somme is famous chiefly on account of the loss of 58,000 British troops (one third of them killed) on the first day of the battle, 1 July 1916, which to this day remains a one-day record. The attack was launched upon a 30 kilometer front, from north of the Somme river between Arras and Albert, and ran from 1 July until 18 November, at which point it was called off was the winner of the battle.
Inventions for World War1
Bayonet: In the early 17th century, sportsmen in France and Spain adopted the practice of attaching knives to their muskets when hunting dangerous game, such as wild boar. The hunters particularly favored knives that were made in Bayonne—a small French town near the Spanish border long renowned for its quality cutlery.
Locomotives: Were some of the geniues idea in the war. Like tanks were one of the ideas that made war easier to win the war.
Telegraphs: The Civil War was the first conflict in which the telegraph played a major role. Private telegraph companies had been in operation since the 1840s—a network of more than 50,000 miles of telegraph wire connected cities and towns across the United States when war erupted.
Last but not least there is a whole lot of invetions like the camera, gas chlorine