Vcs Of The First World War Arras And Messines 1917

Author : Gerald Gliddon
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752483773
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book VCs Cambrai 1917 written by Gerald Gliddon and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Gerald Gliddon
Publisher : Alan Sutton Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arras & Messines, 1917 written by Gerald Gliddon and published by Alan Sutton Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the period January to July 1917, much of this book concentrates on the events of April - the month of the Battle of Arras. By the end of July, a total of 50 Victoria Crosses had been awarded. This text records the life and military career of each of the recipients.

Author : Gerald Gliddon
Publisher : VCs of the First World War
ISBN 13 : 9780752466040
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arras and Messines, 1917 written by Gerald Gliddon and published by VCs of the First World War. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For much of the First World War, the opposing armies on the Western Front were at a stalemate, with an unbroken line of fortified trenches stretching from the Belgian coast to the Swiss border. The Allied objective after the bloody Battle of the Somme drew to a close in November 1916 was to decisively break through the German 'Hindenburg Line' and engage the numerically inferior German forces in a war of movement. The Arras offensive was conceived to achieve this breakthrough and was planned for early 1917 after considerable pressure from the French High Command. Commonwealth Forces advanced on a broad front between Vimy in the northwest and Bullecourt in the southeast, with the French Army attacking 80km further south in the Aisne area. Initial successes, albeit costly, were followed by a reversion to the previous stalemate and lead to a change of focus, with an assault on the Messines Ridge, near Ypres, beginning in June 1917. By the end of July, on the eve of the Third Battle of Ypres, a total of fifty Victoria Crosses had been awarded, including many troops from the Australian, Canadian and New Zealand Forces. This includes Captain Robert Greive, who single-handedly silenced two enemy machine-gun nests at Messines, and L/Cpl James Welch, who captured four prisoners with an empty revolver. The courage, determination and sacrifice of their generation should never be forgotten. Gerald Gliddon is a notable historian, author and bookseller specialising in military history. He has written a number of books about the First World War and has coordinated this series. Among his many titles are Somme 1916: A Battlefield Guide (The History Press). He lives in Norfolk.

Author : Gerald Gliddon
Publisher : Sutton Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780750934091
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book VCs of the First World War written by Gerald Gliddon and published by Sutton Pub Limited. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, Gliddon covers the men who won the Victoria Cross on the Western Front in 1916 prior to the beginning of the Battle of the Somme on 1st July, together with those who won the medal after the Battle of Paschendaele petered out at the end of October 1917.

Author : Frank Fox
Publisher : Franklin Classics
ISBN 13 : 9780342198320
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Battle of the Ridges written by Frank Fox and published by Franklin Classics. This book was released on 2018-10-10 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Gerald Gliddon
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752483773
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book VCs of the First World War: Cambrai 1917 written by Gerald Gliddon and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Frank Fox
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780282561253
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Battles of the Ridges written by Frank Fox and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-06-20 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Battles of the Ridges: Arras Messines, March June 1917 The German military leaders read the writing on the wall. They might, at home, whistle to keep their courage up and circulate confident men dacities in neutral countries; but they knew. One ingeniously reassuring German statement (which found publication In an American mag azine that under a renegade Englishman played up for the Hun by attempting to deceive the United States people) proved by\maps that the Germans had lost less territory on the Somme In three months than the French had lost at Verdun in three weeks. But the German knew. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Frank Fox
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9780530510972
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Battles of the Ridges: Arras-Messines, March-June, 1917 written by Frank Fox and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-03-07 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Paul Oldfield
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1473884888
Total Pages : 742 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Victoria Crosses on the Western Front, 31st July 1917–6th November 1917, Second Edition written by Paul Oldfield and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2016-09-30 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past, while visiting the First World War battlefields, the author often wondered where the various Victoria Cross actions took place. He resolved to find out. In 1988, in the midst of his army career, research for this book commenced and over the years numerous sources have been consulted. Victoria Crosses on the Western Front 1917 to Third Ypres is designed for the battlefield visitor as much as the armchair reader. A thorough account of each VC action is set within the wider strategic and tactical context. Detailed sketch maps show the area today, together with the battle-lines and movements of the combatants. It will allow visitors to stand upon the spot, or very close to, where each VC was won. Photographs of the battle sites richly illustrate the accounts. There is also a comprehensive biography for each recipient, covering every aspect of their lives warts and all parents and siblings, education, civilian employment, military career, wife and children, death and burial/commemoration. A host of other information, much of it published for the first time, reveals some fascinating characters, with numerous links to many famous people and events.

Author : Professor Frank Fox
Publisher : Scholar's Choice
ISBN 13 : 9781298396778
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Battles of the Ridges written by Professor Frank Fox and published by Scholar's Choice. This book was released on 2015-02-19 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.