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VCs Western Front 1915

Peter F. Batchelor,Christopher Matson
VCs Western Front 1915 Book PDF

Author : Peter F. Batchelor,Christopher Matson
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-30
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780752487489

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VCs Western Front 1915 by Peter F. Batchelor,Christopher Matson Pdf

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 appaling 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

Peter F. Batchelor,Christopher Matson
VCs of the First World War Book PDF

Author : Peter F. Batchelor,Christopher Matson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Victoria Cross
ISBN : 0750919809

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VCs of the First World War by Peter F. Batchelor,Christopher Matson Pdf

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.

The VCs Road to Victory 1918

Gerald Gliddon
The VCs Road to Victory 1918 Book PDF

Author : Gerald Gliddon
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750954822

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The VCs Road to Victory 1918 by Gerald Gliddon Pdf

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.

Victoria Crosses on the Western Front: August 1914–April 1915

Paul Oldfield
Victoria Crosses on the Western Front August 1914 April 1915 Book PDF

Author : Paul Oldfield
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 775 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473838390

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Victoria Crosses on the Western Front: August 1914–April 1915 by Paul Oldfield Pdf

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

Stephen Snelling
VCs of the First World War Gallipoli Book PDF

Author : Stephen Snelling
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752487526

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VCs of the First World War: Gallipoli by Stephen Snelling Pdf

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

Paul Oldfield
Victoria Crosses on the Western Front April 1915 June 1916 Book PDF

Author : Paul Oldfield
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 595 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473872080

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Victoria Crosses on the Western Front, April 1915–June 1916 by Paul Oldfield Pdf

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: Western Front 1915

Peter F. Batchelor,Christopher Matson
VCs of the First World War Western Front 1915 Book PDF

Author : Peter F. Batchelor,Christopher Matson
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752487489

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VCs of the First World War: Western Front 1915 by Peter F. Batchelor,Christopher Matson Pdf

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.

Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919

G.W.L. Nicholson,Mark Osborne Humphries
Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914 1919 Book PDF

Author : G.W.L. Nicholson,Mark Osborne Humphries
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 709 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773597907

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Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919 by G.W.L. Nicholson,Mark Osborne Humphries Pdf

Colonel G.W.L. Nicholson's Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919 was first published by the Department of National Defence in 1962 as the official history of the Canadian Army’s involvement in the First World War. Immediately after the war ended Colonel A. Fortescue Duguid made a first attempt to write an official history of the war, but the ill-fated project produced only the first of an anticipated eight volumes. Decades later, G.W.L. Nicholson - already the author of an official history of the Second World War - was commissioned to write a new official history of the First. Illustrated with numerous photographs and full-colour maps, Nicholson’s text offers an authoritative account of the war effort, while also discussing politics on the home front, including debates around conscription in 1917. With a new critical introduction by Mark Osborne Humphries that traces the development of Nicholson’s text and analyzes its legacy, Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919 is an essential resource for both professional historians and military history enthusiasts.

Givenchy in the Great War

Phil Tomaselli
Givenchy in the Great War Book PDF

Author : Phil Tomaselli
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526714114

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Givenchy in the Great War by Phil Tomaselli Pdf

The village of Givenchy-ls-la-Basse sits on a small rise in the Pas de Calais Department in northern France. One hundred years ago it was overtaken by the First World War. The fighting there was intense eleven Victoria Crosses were won in this tiny locality between 1914 and 1918. Phil Tomasellis in-depth account shows what happened at Givenchy when it became a battlefield, and the story here was repeated in the other villages and towns on the Western Front. Givenchys key position made it the target for crushing bombardments, infantry assaults and subterranean warfare. The landscape was pulverized by shellfire, the ground beneath was honeycombed with tunnels. Mining operations, shelling, sniping and trench raids took place around the remains of the village even when this stretch of the front line was relatively quiet. The grueling struggle of attrition that characterized the fighting on the Western Front continued here throughout the war. Phil Tomasellis gripping narrative makes extensive use of war diary extracts, personal stories, official and unofficial histories.

Victoria Crosses on the Western Front - April 1915 to June 1916

Paul Oldfield
Victoria Crosses on the Western Front April 1915 to June 1916 Book PDF

Author : Paul Oldfield
Publisher : Pen & Sword Military
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 1473825539

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Victoria Crosses on the Western Front - April 1915 to June 1916 by Paul Oldfield Pdf

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

Gerald Gliddon
VCs of the First World War Book PDF

Author : Gerald Gliddon
Publisher : VCs of the First World War
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0752463039

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VCs of the First World War by Gerald Gliddon Pdf

VCs of the First World War

Symbol of Courage

Max Arthur
Symbol of Courage Book PDF

Author : Max Arthur
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 750 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Art
ISBN : 0330491334

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Symbol of Courage by Max Arthur Pdf

The Victoria Cross can only be awarded for most conspicuous bravery, or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy. It has been awarded only 1,354 times since the Crimean War, the majority going to British and Commonwealth troops. Symbol of Courage vividly brings the story of the medal to life, giving a narrative history from the Crimean War to the recent war in Afghanistan. It includes many first-hand accounts of individual acts of bravery and describes what happened to the VC holders, some of whom found it was harder wearing the medal than winning it. It also gives a complete listing of every VC holder with details of the action in which they won the medal. Written by acclaimed military historian Max Arthur, this is a fascinating and comprehensive study that will appeal to everyone who is interested in military history.The Victoria Cross is Britains most famous medalit has a great emotional appeal and this book is full of stories of remarkable courage. Max Arthurs last book, Forgotten Voices of the Great War, sold over 84,000 copies in paperback for Ebury. The first book for many years to give a complete history of the medal. There are many Commonwealth holders so there should be a market outside the UK.

Victoria Crosses on the Western Front August 1914- April 1915

Peter Old Field
Victoria Crosses on the Western Front August 1914 April 1915 Book PDF

Author : Peter Old Field
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783030439

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Victoria Crosses on the Western Front August 1914- April 1915 by Peter Old Field Pdf

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.

Le Cateau

Nigel Cave,Jack Sheldon
Le Cateau Book PDF

Author : Nigel Cave,Jack Sheldon
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783460700

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Le Cateau by Nigel Cave,Jack Sheldon Pdf

Le Cateau (26–27 August 1914) was the second major action fought by the BEF in the Great War. His men exhausted after fighting at Mons and by the subsequent speedy retreat, Lieutenant-General Horace Smith-Dorrien (commanding II Corps) decided that he had to make a stand in the vicinity of Le Cateau.There his men took on elements of four German corps in an action that succeeded in giving the BEF a respite, but at considerable cost. Amongst other elements of controversy in the conduct of the battle was the handling of the Royal Artillery.The battle also undermined the already fraught relationship between Smith-Dorrien and the BEF's commander, John French. The battlefield today remains largely as it was, open countryside, and it is an ideal location to view one of the most significant British battlefields of the early days of the war.In this action no less than five Victoria Crosses were won, three of them in one howitzer battery and two by men of the 2nd King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.

VCs Handbook

Gerald Gliddon
VCs Handbook Book PDF

Author : Gerald Gliddon
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2005-09-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750952835

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VCs Handbook by Gerald Gliddon Pdf

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.