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VC's of the First World War

VCs of the First World War: The Sideshows

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The latest volume in the series covering the final days of the war on the Western Front from the Allied Armies being poised to capture the Hindenburg Line to the Armistice on 11 November 1918. The book opens with the stories of seven VC-winners who took part in the Battle of the Canal du Nord on 27 September 1918. Despite enemy resistance, the British First and Third Armies advanced six miles, leading eventually to the successful capture of Cambrai. The last period of the war became a series of battles to capture a series of river lines. From the Battle of the Canal du Nord until Armistice Day, a period of just under six weeks, a total of 56 VCs were won in the victorious Allied advance. The VC-winners came from France and Canada as well.

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First published January 1, 2000

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December 29, 2018
Mooi geschiedenisboek over de laatste dagen van de eerste wereld oorlog. In het boek maken we kennis met Soldaten die ten strijde trokken en onderscheiden werden met het Victoria Cross. Korte verhaal lijnen over de soldaten, waar ze vandaag kwamen, hun bataljon, al dan niet gesneuveld, hun laatste rustplaats…

Het boek bevat ook maps, en foto’s van de graven van de omgekomen soldaten. Een boek waar je toch wel stil van wordt.. Je beseft dat niet alleen de tweede wereld oorlog zijn wreedheden kende, maar de eerste wereld oorlog was al even barbaars…
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