VCs of the First World War: Western Front 1915 (eBook)

Peter F. Batchelor, Christopher Matson (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2012
160 Seiten
The History Press (Verlag)
978-0-7524-8748-9 (ISBN)

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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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.5.2012
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: 1915 • Awards • BEF • BEF|trench warfare • bravery • British Army • British Expeditionary Force • british legion • First World War • Friends of the Great War • Gallantry • Heroes • Imperial War Museum • kitchener's army • Loos • Maps • medal|VCs • Memoirs • national army museum • Neuve Chapelle • personal accounts • Photographs • Second Battle of Ypres • the battle of loos • The Great War • the second battle of ypres • Trenches • trench warfare • troops • valour • VC • VC Gallery • VCS • Victoria Cross • victoria crosses • Western Front • Western Front Association • World War 1 • World War I • World War One • WW1 • wwi
• ISBN-10: 0-7524-8748-5 / 0752487485
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7524-8748-9 / 9780752487489