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VCs of the First World War: Spring Offensive 1918 (Paperback, New ed.)
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VCs of the First World War: Spring Offensive 1918 (Paperback, New ed.)
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List price R320
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Discovery Miles 2 650
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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. On March 21 1918, the German Army launched a
massive assault on the Western Front, hurling fifty-nine divisions
into battle against the British Fifth Army, smashing through
British lines and advancing 40 miles per week. More offensives were
to follow throughout the spring, including at Aisne and Marne, with
the aim of ending the war before American forces could reach the
Continent and reinforce the Allied lines. Nevertheless, although
the German Army left the British Army reeling, the Tommies
retreated in good order and fought all the way. It was during these
bloody battles, which lasted until July 1918, that fifty-seven men
stood out for acts of extraordinary daring and bravery. To these
men the highest military honour was awarded - the Victoria Cross.
This book reveals the true extent of their bravery, their
backgrounds and their lives after the war.
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