VCs of the First World War: Spring Offensive 1918 | Gerald Gliddon

Author: Gerald Gliddon
Publisher: The History Press (2013)
ISBN-10:  0752487302
ISBN-13: 9780752487304
Condition: Very Good
Binding: Softcover
Pages: 287
Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.5 x 2.2 cm+++
by Gerald Gliddon
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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.