''VCs of the First World War'' is a series of books that list the
Victoria Cross recipients of the First World War. The series consists of 13 books written by four different authors, first published under the label Sutton Publishing Limited, part of
The History Press
The History Press is a British publishing company specialising in the publication of titles devoted to local and specialist history. It claims to be the United Kingdom's largest independent publisher in this field, publishing approximately 300 ...
. A new paperback edition of the series was commissioned in 2010 under The History Press imprint.
Books
Gerald Gliddon
Gerald Gliddon
Gerald is a male Germanic given name meaning "rule of the spear" from the prefix ''ger-'' ("spear") and suffix ''-wald'' ("rule"). Variants include the English given name Jerrold, the feminine nickname Jeri and the Welsh language Gerallt and Iri ...
wrote eight of the books and has therefore written the majority of the series:
*''VCs of the First World War: 1914''
*''VCs of the First World War: The Somme 1916''
*''VCs of the First World War: Arras & Messines 1917''
*''VCs of the First World War: Cambrai 1917''
*''VCs of the First World War: Spring Offensive 1918''
*''VCs of the First World War: The Road to Victory 1918''
*''VCs of the First World War: The Final Days 1918'' covers the end of the First World War with the telling of the
Battle of the Canal du Nord
The Battle of Canal du Nord was part of the Hundred Days Offensive of the First World War by the Allies against German positions on the Western Front. The battle took place in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, along an incomplete portion of ...
by seven Victoria Cross recipients, the battle led to the conquest of
Cambrai by the
Allied Powers. The book covers the remaining six weeks of the war in which 56 people received the Victoria Cross.
*''VCs of the First World War: The Sideshows''
Stephen Snelling
Stephen Snelling wrote 3 books:
*''VCs of the First World War: Gallipoli'' covers the 39 recipients awarded the VC for their actions during the
Gallipoli Campaign.
*''VCs of the First World War: Passchendaele 1917'' covers the 65 recipients awarded the VC for actions during the five month
Battle of Passchendaele.
*''VCs of the First World War: The Naval VCs'' covers the recipients in the
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against ...
.
Peter Cooksley and Peter F Batchelor
*''VCs of the First World War: The Air VCs'' covers the recipients awarded the VC for actions in the air, this includes the
Royal Naval Air Service,
Royal Flying Corps and
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) an ...
.
Peter F Batchelor and Christopher Matson
*''VCs of the First World War: The Western Front 1915'' covers the recipients from the action on the
Western Front in 1915.
References
History books about World War I
Victoria Cross books
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