VCs Of The First World War.Spring Offensive 1918

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: The History Press
Publisher Place: Stroud
Publisher Year: 2013
Edition: Reprint

Description: 287 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in As new condition throughout.

Publishers Description: 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. With this in mind the Germans planned an all-out offensive, Operation "Michael," which overwhelmed the Allies and overstretched the Germans. More offensives were to follow throughout the spring, including at Aisne and Marne. It was during these bloody battles that 57 men stood out for acts of extraordinary daring and bravery. To these men the highest military honor was awardedthe Victoria Cross. This book reveals the true extent of their bravery, their backgrounds, and their lives after the war.

ISBN: 9780752487304