Victoria Crosses on the Western Front Second Battle of Bapaume: August September 1918

While visiting the First World War battlefields, the author wondered where the various Victoria Cross actions took place. He resolved to find out and began researching in 1988. Victoria Crosses on the Western Front: Second Battle of Bapaume is designed for battlefield visitors and armchair readers, with detailed sketch maps, photographs, and biographies of each recipient. It also reveals fascinating characters with links to famous people and events.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 376 pages
Publication date: 30 July 2022
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd

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: Second Battle of Bapaume 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.

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: Second Battle of Bapaume 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.

Weight: 728g
Dimension: 156 x 234 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781473827318