Ebook: Ghosts on the Somme: filming the battle, June-July 1916

Introduction and methodology -- The background to the Battle of the Somme -- Cine film and cameras: the technical background -- Malins between 25 and 29 June 1916 -- McDowell before 1 July 1916 -- Malins on 30 June 1916 -- Malins on 1 July 1916 -- McDowell on 1 July 1916 and after -- Malins after 1 July 1916 -- The fake footage -- The editing and release of the film.;The Battle of the Somme is one of the most famous, and earliest, films of war ever made. The authors explore the film and its history in fascinating detail. They investigate how much of it was faked and consider how much credit for it should go to Geoffrey Malins and how much to John MacDowell.