Victoria Crosses on the Western Front - 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 Victoria Crosses on the Western Front - Somme 1916 write by Paul Oldfield. This book was released on 2016-08-30. Victoria Crosses on the Western Front - Somme 1916 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the past, while visiting the First World War battlefields, the author often wondered where the various Victoria Cross actions took place. He resolved to find out. In 1988, in the midst of his army career, research for this book commenced and over the years numerous sources have been consulted. Victoria Crosses on the Western Front – Somme 1916 is designed for the battlefield visitor as much as the armchair reader. A thorough 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 will allow visitors to stand upon the spot, or very close to, where each VC was won. Photographs of the battle sites richly 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. A host of other information, much of it published for the first time, reveals some fascinating characters, with numerous links to many famous people and events.
Victoria Crosses on the Western Front - April 1915 to June 1916
Victoria Crosses on the Western Front - April 1915 to 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 to June 1916 write by Paul Oldfield. This book was released on 2015. Victoria Crosses on the Western Front - April 1915 to 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.
Victoria Crosses on the Western Front
Victoria Crosses on the Western Front - 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 write by Paul Oldfield. This book was released on 2019-09-30. Victoria Crosses on the Western Front available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This illustrated WWI battlefield guide explores the heroic acts honored with Victoria Crosses—and the sites where they took place—in 1918 France. Historian and battlefield tour guide Paul Oldenfield spent years researching the Victoria Cross actions of the First World War and accurately locating where each event took place. He now shares his remarkable findings with battlefield visitors and armchair historians in this fascinating series of guidebooks. This volume in the Victoria Crosses on the Western Front series covers the first Battles of the Somme in 1918, the Battle of the Lys, and other combat operation in western France. A thorough account of each VC action is set within the wider strategic and tactical context. Detailed maps show the area today, together with the battle-lines and movements of the combatants, while photographs of the battle sites richly illustrate the accounts. Oldfield also includes a comprehensive biography for each recipient, covering their families, education, civilian employment, military career, death, and commemoration. A host of other information, much of it published for the first time, reveals some fascinating characters, with numerous links to many famous people and events.
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.
Victoria Crosses on the Western Front - Somme 1916
Victoria Crosses on the Western Front - 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 Victoria Crosses on the Western Front - Somme 1916 write by Paul Oldfield. This book was released on 2016-08-30. Victoria Crosses on the Western Front - Somme 1916 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the past, while visiting the First World War battlefields, the author often wondered where the various Victoria Cross actions took place. He resolved to find out. In 1988, in the midst of his army career, research for this book commenced and over the years numerous sources have been consulted. Victoria Crosses on the Western Front – Somme 1916 is designed for the battlefield visitor as much as the armchair reader. A thorough 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 will allow visitors to stand upon the spot, or very close to, where each VC was won. Photographs of the battle sites richly 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. A host of other information, much of it published for the first time, reveals some fascinating characters, with numerous links to many famous people and events.
