VCs of the First World War: The Air VCs
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VCs of the First World War: The Air VCs by Peter G Cooksley
Of more than 600 Victoria Crosses awarded to British and Empire servicemen during the First World War, nineteen were awarded to airmen of the newly formed Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service. Of these, four were posthumous awards and all but one of the total were to officers. Some of these valorous airmen were from humble backgrounds and with limited education; others were collegiate men from wealthy families. But in the words of one senior officer they all had in common ‘the guts of a lion’. Each VS winner's act of bravery is recorded here in intricate detail, along with their backgrounds and their lives after the war.
PETER G. COOKSLEY is a published aviation author. Peter Batchelor is a researcher in First World War history and a member of the Western Front Association and Friends of the Great War.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780752487311 |
| ISBN 10 | 0752487310 |
| Title | VCs of the First World War: The Air VCs |
| Author | Peter G Cooksley |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The History Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2014-04-07 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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