VCs of the First World War Somme 1916 : Somme 1916 by Gliddon, Gerald, 1937- instant download

VCs of the First World War Somme 1916 : Somme 1916 by Gliddon, Gerald, 1937- instant download

1 online resource (380 pages), The Battle of the Somme, which lasted from 1 July to 18 November 1916, is remembered as one of the most horrific and tragic battles of the First World War. On the first day alone nearly 19,000 British troops were killed - the greatest one-day loss in the history of the British Army. By November the death toll from the armies of Britain, France and Germany had risen to over a million. This book tells the stories of fifty-one soldiers from the Commonwealth and Empire armies whose bravery on the battlefield was rewarded by the Victoria Cross, the highest military honour - men like Private Billy M, Print version record, Cover; Title; Acknowledgements; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Introduction to the 2011 Edition; E.N.F. Bell; G.S. Cather; J.L. Green; S.W. Loudoun-Shand; W.F. McFadzean; R. Quigg; W. Ritchie; G. Sanders; J.Y. Turnbull; A. Carton de Wiart; T.G. Turrall; T.O.L. Wilkinson; D.S. Bell; W.E. Boulter; W.F. Faulds; W. La T. Congreve; J.J. Davies; A. Hill; T.W.H. Veale; J. Leak; A.S. Blackburn; T. Cooke; A. Gill; C.C. Castleton; W.J.G. Evans; J. Miller; W.H. Short; G.G. Coury; N.G. Chavasse; M. O'Meara; W.B. Allen; T. Hughes; J.V. Holland; D. Jones; L. Clarke; D.F. Brown; F. McNess; J.V. Campbell, J.C. KerrT. A. Jones; F.J. Edwards and R.E. Ryder; T.E. Adlam; A.C.T. White; R.B. Bradford; H. Kelly; J.C. Richardson; R. Downie; E.P. Bennett; J. Cunningham; B.C. Freyberg; Appendices and Sources; Bibliography; Plates; Copyright, Includes bibliographical references and index