VICTORIA CROSSES ON THE WESTERN FRONT THIRD YPRES 1917 31st July 1917 – 6th November 1917

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 Third Ypres 1917 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.
VICTORIA CROSSES ON THE WESTERN FRONT SERIES

In the 1990s an series of biographical studies of each man awarded the Victoria Cross in the Great War was written by the late Gerald Gliddon. They provided an account of the action for which the award was made and revealed much of the man’s background,
However with the continued emergence of records fresh to the public eye there is much more information that has emerged since the 90s It is easy to forget that service records, burial records, unit war diaries, censuses, local newspapers and the like have really only come out of the depths of the archives in the intervening years.
Paul Oldfield, already well known as a military historian has plundered the existing and newly emerging information to produce a valuable update to such previously produced works. Each book commences with a chronological history of events, providing good battle context and detail of the actions for which the various VC were awarded and then goes on in a second section to provide the biographical detail of each man.

VICTORIA CROSSES ON THE WESTERN FRONT
1914-1915 A Guide to the Locations – From Mons to Hill 60
The first in the very well regarded ‘Victoria Crosses on the Western Front’ series, military historian Paul Oldfield has made good use of newly emerging information to produce a valuable update on previously produced works. A chronological history of events, providing good battle context, and detail of the actions for which the various VCs were awarded is followed the biographical detail of each man recorded. Well illustrated with maps, photographs and thoroughly indexed this and it’s companion volumes are another very good additions to any VC library.

Hardback, 352 pages £7.99

VICTORIA CROSSES ON THE WESTERN FRONT
April 1915 – June 1916
This is a weighty book packed with information. 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.

Hardback, 256 pages £8.99

VICTORIA CROSSES ON THE WESTERN FRONT – SOMME 1916:
1st JULY 1916 – 13th NOVEMBER 1916
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.

Hardback, 368 pages £8.99

VICTORIA CROSSES ON THE WESTERN FRONT 1917 TO THIRD YPRES
27th January 1917 – 27th July 1917
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.

Hardback, 256 pages £8.99

VICTORIA CROSSES ON THE WESTERN FRONT THIRD YPRES 1917
31st July 1917 – 6th November 1917
A massive addition ,with 848 pages, to the the very well regarded ‘Victoria Crosses on the Western Front’ series, It covers the costly and controversial Battle of Passchendaele a campaign that epitomises the tragedy of the Great War. Much more than a book about VC recipients.

Hardback, 848 pages £9.99