VCs of the First World War: 1914 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook VCs of the First World War: 1914 write by Gerald Gliddon. This book was released on 2012-05-30. VCs of the First World War: 1914 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. During the opening four months of the First World War no fewer than forty-six soldiers from the British and Commonwealth armies were awarded the Victoria Cross, Britain's highest award for gallantry. In a series of biographies, Gerald Gliddon examines the men and the dramatic events that led to the award of this most coveted of medals and explores the post-war experiences of those who survived. These men, ordinary soldiers from widely differing social backgrounds, acted with valour above and beyond the call of duty. Their stories and experiences offer a fresh perspective on the opening stages of the 'war to end wars'.
The VCs Road to Victory 1918
The VCs Road to Victory 1918 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The VCs Road to Victory 1918 write by Gerald Gliddon. This book was released on 2014-02-03. The VCs Road to Victory 1918 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. By August 1918 fortune was on the side of the Allies: America was increasing its contribution of troops and equipment substantially; the morale of the German Army was sinking as it failed to deliver the desired ‘knock out blow’; and Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig found a new confidence, firmly believing that the Allies could at last push the Germans out of France and Belgium.This volume of the best-selling VCs of the First World War series covers the fifty days of the Allied advance from 8 August to 26 September 1918. Arranged chronologically, it tells the story of the sixty-four VC winners during this period. The recipients came from many countries, including Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand; some never lived to know that they had been awarded for their extraordinary bravery, while others returned home to face an uncertain future. This is their story.
VCs of the First World War: Somme 1916
VCs of the First World War: Somme 1916 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook VCs of the First World War: Somme 1916 write by Gerald Gliddon. This book was released on 2012-05-30. VCs of the First World War: Somme 1916 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Battle of the Somme, which lasted from 1 July to 18 November 1916, is remembered as one of the most horrific and tragic battles of the First World War. On the first day alone nearly 19,000 British troops were killed – the greatest one-day loss in the history of the British Army. By November the death toll from the armies of Britain, France and Germany had risen to over a million. This book tells the stories of fifty-one soldiers from the Commonwealth and Empire armies whose bravery on the battlefield was rewarded by the Victoria Cross, the highest military honour – men like Private Billy McFadzean, who was blown up by two grenades which he smothered in order to save the lives of his comrades, and Private 'Todger' Jones, who single-handedly rounded up 102 German soldiers. Not only do we learn of heroic endeavours of these men at the height of battle, but we also read of their lives before 1914, ranging from the backstreets of Glasgow to a country house in Cheshire, and of what life was like after the war for the thirty-three survivors.
VCs of the First World War: Gallipoli
VCs of the First World War: Gallipoli - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook VCs of the First World War: Gallipoli write by Stephen Snelling. This book was released on 2012-05-30. VCs of the First World War: Gallipoli available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula on 25 April 1915 represented the greatest amphibious operation carried out during the course of the First World War. What had initially been a purely naval enterprise had escalated to become a full-scale Anglo-French invasion, resulting in an eight-month campaign which Churchill hoped would knock Turkey out of the war. For a campaign that promised so much, it ultimately became a tragedy of lost opportunities. By January 1916, when the last men were taken off the peninsula, the casualties totalled 205,000. This book tells the stories of the 39 men whose bravery on the battlefield was rewarded by the Victoria Cross, among them the war's first Australian VC, first New Zealand VC, and first Royal Marine VC. It represents the highest number of VCs won in a theatre of war, other than the Western Front.
VCs of the First World War - Cambrai 1917
VCs of the First World War - Cambrai 1917 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook VCs of the First World War - Cambrai 1917 write by Gerald Gliddon. This book was released on 2012. VCs of the First World War - Cambrai 1917 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this volume, Gliddon covers the men who won the Victoria Cross on the Western Front in 1916 prior to the beginning of the Battle of the Somme on 1st July, together with those who won the medal after the Battle of Paschendaele petered out at the end of October 1917.
