Second battle of the Somme what is the rural and urban life?

"During world war 1, the second battle of the somme, the first major German offensive in more a year, begins on the western front ... By the time the Somme offensive ended, on April 4, the Germans had advanced almost 40 miles, inflicted some 200,000 casualties, and captured 70,000 prisoners and more then 1000 Allied guns.