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VCs of the First World War: Western Front 1915

Peter F. Batchelor | Christopher Matson
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First World War
Friends of the Great War
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Imperial War Museum
Kitchener's Army
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Loos
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Neuve Chapelle
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Second Battle of Ypres
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Victoria Cross
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World War I
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Product details

  • ISBN 9780752460574
  • Weight: 340g
  • Dimensions: 120 x 200mm
  • Publication Date: 01 Jun 2011
  • Publisher: The History Press Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
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Description

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.
About Christopher Matson | Peter F. Batchelor
PETER F. BATCHELOR is a researcher in First World War history and a member of the Western Front Association and Friends of the Great War. CHRISTOPHER MATSON is a schoolteacher of English. He is a member of the Western Front Association and Friends of the Great War.

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