VCs of the First World War: Cambrai 1917 - Couverture rigide

Gliddon, Gerald

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0750934093 ISBN 13 : 9780750934091

Editeur : The History Press Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

GERALD GLIDDON is a leading authority on First World War history and his Somme 1916 has become an indispensable reference guide for anyone wanting to understand this theatre of warfare. He has written extensively on the period, including: eight volumes of the VCs of the First World War series, The Aristocracy and the Great War, co-author with Tim Skelton of Lutyens and the Great War and editor of For Valour: Canadians and the Victoria Cross in the Great War.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The History Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0750934093
• ISBN 13: 9780750934091
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 263
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• Personne responsable: non disponible