Cambrai 1917 by Gerald Gliddon
Featuring the careers of forty-three men, this volume tells the story of the Battle of Cambrai, famous for being the first occasion when tanks were used en masse in battle. Its first day was so successful that church bells in Britain were rung in anticipation of a great victory. A tank crewman numbers among the recipients of the VC. Containing biographies of a broad cross-section of men from Britain and the Dominions including Canada, Australia, New Zealand and even the Ukraine. It includes a sapper, a former miner, who chose to stay with his seriously wounded colleague underground and die with him, rather than obey an order to leave him and save his own life; a maverick lieutenant-colonel who was relieved of his command and a padre who worked tirelessly over a period of three nights bringing at least twenty-five men to safety from No Man’s Land, who otherwise would have been left to die.
Gerald Gliddon is a bookseller and author specialising in the history of the First World War. He is also the founder author of Sutton's VC's of the First World War series, for which he has written VC's of 1914, The Somme, Arras and Messines 1917, The Spring Offensive 1918, The Road to Victory and the Final Days. He lives in Brooke Norwich.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780750934091 |
| ISBN 10 | 0750934093 |
| Title | Cambrai 1917 |
| Author | Gerald Gliddon |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The History Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2004-03-18 |
| Number of pages | 263 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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