VCs of the First World War: Western Front 1915 - 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: Western Front 1915 write by Peter F. Batchelor. This book was released on 2012-05-30. VCs of the First World War: Western Front 1915 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The predictions of the war 'being over by Christmas' turned out to be far from the truth. By January 1915 the British Expeditionary Force found themselves trapped in the murderous stalemate of trench warfare. British troops had suffered badly in the early campaigns and by January 1915 were holding some 30 miles of trench. The year 1915 was to witness some of the bloodiest and bitter battles of the Great War, including the first blooding at Neuve Chapelle, the Second Battle of Ypres and the appalling failure of Loos. By the end of the summer almost 50,000 men of Kitchener's Army had been killed. This book tells the story of the 67 VC winners from this period on the Western Front. Each of their stories are different and 20 medals were awarded posthumously. However, they all have one thing in common - acts of extraordinary bravery under fire.
VCs of the First World War
VCs of the First World War - 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 write by Peter F. Batchelor. This book was released on 1997. VCs of the First World War available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. One of the series VC'S OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR, this book details the men who won Victoria Crosses on the Western Front and the actions that led to the awards. Shows the different racial and social backgrounds of the men and celebrates their courage and sacrifice.
VCs Handbook
VCs Handbook - 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 Handbook write by Gerald Gliddon. This book was released on 2005-09-28. VCs Handbook available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. On the Western Front during the First World War, 490 men won the British Empire's highest award for gallantry, the Victoria Cross. A companion for any visitor to the First World War battlefields in France and Flanders, this reference book lists every VC recipient from 1914 to 1918 in alphabetical order.
Victoria Crosses on the Western Front: August 1914–April 1915
Victoria Crosses on the Western Front: August 1914–April 1915 - 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 Victoria Crosses on the Western Front: August 1914–April 1915 write by Paul Oldfield. This book was released on 2014-07-31. Victoria Crosses on the Western Front: August 1914–April 1915 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The research for this book commenced in 1988 while the author was serving in the Army. In the years since, numerous sources have been consulted, but career imperatives left insufficient time to complete the project until retirement from the military. In the past the author spent many days on the First and Second World War battlefields wondering precisely where the Victoria Cross actions took place. He resolved to find out.The book is designed for the armchair reader as much as the battlefield visitor. A detailed account of each VC action sets it in the wider strategic and tactical context. Detailed sketch maps show the area today, together with the battle-lines and movements of the combatants. It will allow visitors to stand upon the spot, or very close, where the VCs were won. Photographs of the battle sites illustrate the accounts. There is also a comprehensive biography for each VC recipient and photographs. The biographies cover every aspect of their lives 'warts and all' - parents and siblings, education, civilian employment, military career, wife and children, death and burial or commemoration. There is also a host of other information, much published for the first time. Some fascinating characters emerge, with numerous links to many famous people and events.As featured on BBC Radio Wiltshire and in the Daily Record, Gloucestershire Echo, Canterbury Times and Barking & Dagenham Post.
Victoria Crosses on the Western Front, April 1915–June 1916
Victoria Crosses on the Western Front, April 1915–June 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 Victoria Crosses on the Western Front, April 1915–June 1916 write by Paul Oldfield. This book was released on 2015-08-31. Victoria Crosses on the Western Front, April 1915–June 1916 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. During visits to the First World War battlefields the author often wondered where various Victoria Cross actions took place; he resolved to find out. Research commenced in 1988 and numerous sources have been consulted in the meantime. The book is designed for the battlefield visitor as much as the armchair reader. A detailed account of each VC action is set within the wider strategic and tactical context. Detailed sketch maps show the area today, together with the battle-lines and movements of the combatants. It allows visitors to stand upon the spot, or very close, where the VC actions took place and understand what happened and where. Photographs of the battle sites illustrate the accounts. There is also a comprehensive biography for each recipient covering every aspect of their lives 'warts and all' - parents and siblings, education, civilian employment, military career, wife and children, death and burial/commemoration. There is also a host of other information, much of it published for the first time. Some fascinating characters emerge, with numerous links to many famous people and events.
