VCs of the First World War: Spring Offensive 1918 by Gerald Gliddon
At the end of 1917, after three years of trench warfare on the Western Front, the Allied armies of Britain and France, and those of their main opponent, Germany, had reached a point of exhaustion and hibernation. On March 21 1918, the German Army launched a massive assault on the Western Front, hurling fifty-nine divisions into battle against the British Fifth Army, smashing through British lines and advancing 40 miles per week. More offensives were to follow throughout the spring, including at Aisne and Marne, with the aim of ending the war before American forces could reach the Continent and reinforce the Allied lines. Nevertheless, although the German Army left the British Army reeling, the Tommies retreated in good order and fought all the way. It was during these bloody battles, which lasted until July 1918, that fifty-seven men stood out for acts of extraordinary daring and bravery. To these men the highest military honour was awarded - the Victoria Cross. This book reveals the true extent of their bravery, their backgrounds and their lives after the war.-
VCs of the First World War: Somme 1916
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VCs of the First World War: Gallipoli
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Spring Offensive, 1918
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The Somme
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VCs of the First World War: Arras and Messines 1917
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Western Front, 1915
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Gallipoli
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VCs of the First World War: The Sideshows
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Cambrai 1917
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VCs of the First World War: Road to Victory 1918
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VCs of the First World War: Passchendaele 1917
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VCs of the First World War: 1914
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The Air Vcs
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The Road to Victory, 1918
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The Naval VCs of World War I
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The Final Days 1918
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VCs of the First World War: Western Front 1915
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VCs of the First World War: Cambrai 1917
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VCs of the First World War: The Final Days 1918
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1914
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Arras and Messines, 1917
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Passchendaele, 1917
GERALD GLIDDON is a leading authority on First World War history and his Somme 1916 has become an indispensable reference guide for anyone wanting to understand this theatre of warfare. He has written extensively on the period, including: eight volumes of the VCs of the First World War series, The Aristocracy and the Great War, co-author with Tim Skelton of Lutyens and the Great War and editor of For Valour: Canadians and the Victoria Cross in the Great War.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780752487304 |
| ISBN 10 | 0752487302 |
| Title | VCs of the First World War: Spring Offensive 1918 |
| Author | Gerald Gliddon |
| Series | Vcs Of The First World War |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The History Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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