Just finished "Somme" by Lyn Macdonald. Really good history of the First Battle of the Somme, including a good amount of first-person perspectives, a look at the mindset of the commanding generals (and, by contrast, what conditions at the front ACTUALLY were like). Seemed to jump and skip a bit at times (the very end, they skip over the last push to take some ridges, and just give a page or two of "after-action" interview quotes from survivors. You get an idea of what happened in that last push, but...you weren't really there with the guys. All in all, not a bad book for someone who basically knew the name of the battle, and that (like most WW1 battles) it was an atrocious meatgrinder. Wasn't aware that tanks were first used (in small amounts, and generally three or four together...of which two or three broke down before ever engaging the enemy) here, and that the name "tank" came from Allied communications regarding these "land-ships", where they were referred to as "tanks" to deceive the Germans into thinking they were just trucks loaded with water coming up to the troops. Or so the book says (seems plausible, not sure if its 100% true or not).
Currently reading "Spellbound" by Larry Correia, my new favorite author. The dude has a wicked sense of humor/sarcasm! I love it!