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Vcs Of The First World War Western Front 1915
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Author : Peter F. Batchelor
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2012-05-30
Vcs Of The First World War Western Front 1915 written by Peter F. Batchelor and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-30 with History categories.
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
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Author : Peter F. Batchelor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Vcs Of The First World War written by Peter F. Batchelor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Victoria Cross categories.
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.
Victoria Crosses On The Western Front August 1914 April 1915
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Author : Paul Oldfield
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2014-07-31
Victoria Crosses On The Western Front August 1914 April 1915 written by Paul Oldfield and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-31 with History categories.
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.
Vcs Of The First World War Gallipoli
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Author : Stephen Snelling
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2012-05-30
Vcs Of The First World War Gallipoli written by Stephen Snelling and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-30 with History categories.
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.
Victoria Crosses On The Western Front April 1915 June 1916
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Author : Paul Oldfield
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2015-08-31
Victoria Crosses On The Western Front April 1915 June 1916 written by Paul Oldfield and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-31 with History categories.
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 August 1914 April 1915
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Author : Peter Old Field
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2014-07-31
Victoria Crosses On The Western Front August 1914 April 1915 written by Peter Old Field and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-31 with History categories.
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.
Vcs Handbook
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Author : Gerald Gliddon
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2005-09-28
Vcs Handbook written by Gerald Gliddon and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-09-28 with History categories.
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 April 1915 To June 1916
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Author : Paul Oldfield
language : en
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
Release Date : 2015
Victoria Crosses On The Western Front April 1915 To June 1916 written by Paul Oldfield and has been published by Pen & Sword Military this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with History categories.
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.
Vcs Of The First World War
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Author : Gerald Gliddon
language : en
Publisher: VCs of the First World War
Release Date : 2011
Vcs Of The First World War written by Gerald Gliddon and has been published by VCs of the First World War this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
VCs of the First World War
Vcs Of The North
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Author : Alan Whitworth
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2015-10-30
Vcs Of The North written by Alan Whitworth and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-30 with History categories.
Today the Victoria Cross remains the supreme British award for bravery. It takes precedence over all other awards and decorations. During its 160-year history, since the first medals were given for gallantry during the Crimean War in the 1850s, 1,357 of these medals have been won, and almost fifty of them have gone to the soldiers of Cumbria, Durham and Northumberland . Alan Whitworth, in this carefully researched and revealing account, describes in graphic detail the exploits and the lives of this elite band of heroes. Within this group of Northern VC recipients are a number of outstanding names, including Richard Annand who gained the first VC of the Second World War and Roland Bradford who was one of only four sets of brothers to have secured the VC. He also had the distinction of becoming the youngest general in the British army. But among the roll of the brave whose gallantry and self-sacrifice are celebrated in these pages the reader will find the names and extraordinary deeds of many other men who were either born or bred or lived and died in the North. They will also find the story of the youngest Victoria Cross recipient who won his award aged just nineteen.The stories of these ordinary individuals who have 'performed some signal act of valour or devotion to their country' will be fascinating reading for anyone who is interested in military history in general and in the long military tradition of the North of England.