Store besparelser
Hurtig levering
Gemte
Log ind
0
Kurv
Bøger
Bestsellers
Kommer snart
Nyheder
Spil og hobby
Hjem
Kategorier
Bestsellers
Kommer snart
Nyheder
FAQ
Konto
Kontakt
Kurv
  1. Bog
  2. Specifikke krige og felttog
  3. Første verdenskrig

The First VCs

- The Moving True Story of First World War Heroes Maurice Dease and Sidney Godley
Af: Mark Ryan Engelsk Hardback

The First VCs

- The Moving True Story of First World War Heroes Maurice Dease and Sidney Godley
Af: Mark Ryan Engelsk Hardback
Tjek vores konkurrenters priser
What would you do if you were struck by an enemy bullet in wartime, then realised you were still alive? For most of us, that would be the end of our fight. If we were capable of thought while we tried to cope with the pain, we’d probably hope to be rushed to hospital so that someone could save our lives. But a hundred years ago, in the opening battle of the First World War at Mons, two young men didn’t react like that. Lieutenant Maurice Dease and Private Sidney Godley, born only weeks apart into sharply contrasting worlds, shared the same defiance and steely streak. Without a thought for themselves, they went back into the action for more, sustaining dreadful wounds in the process. One man died, the other lived – pieced back together painstakingly by the Germans, who had taken many casualties of their own while overrunning the British position. Together, and against the odds, Dease and Godley became the first winners of the Victoria Cross in the First World War. Here Mark Ryan uses contemporary documentation and images to tell their astounding, fascinating stories, putting the focus on two genuine and ordinary heroes of the Great War.
Vis mere
Tjek vores konkurrenters priser
Normalpris
kr 231
Fragt: 39 kr
6 - 8 hverdage
20 kr
Pakkegebyr
God 4 anmeldelser på
Tjek vores konkurrenters priser
What would you do if you were struck by an enemy bullet in wartime, then realised you were still alive? For most of us, that would be the end of our fight. If we were capable of thought while we tried to cope with the pain, we’d probably hope to be rushed to hospital so that someone could save our lives. But a hundred years ago, in the opening battle of the First World War at Mons, two young men didn’t react like that. Lieutenant Maurice Dease and Private Sidney Godley, born only weeks apart into sharply contrasting worlds, shared the same defiance and steely streak. Without a thought for themselves, they went back into the action for more, sustaining dreadful wounds in the process. One man died, the other lived – pieced back together painstakingly by the Germans, who had taken many casualties of their own while overrunning the British position. Together, and against the odds, Dease and Godley became the first winners of the Victoria Cross in the First World War. Here Mark Ryan uses contemporary documentation and images to tell their astounding, fascinating stories, putting the focus on two genuine and ordinary heroes of the Great War.
Vis mere
Se mere i:
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 0
ISBN-13: 9780750954518
Indbinding: Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0750954515
Kategori: Første verdenskrig
Udg. Dato: 7 jul 2014
Længde: 23mm
Bredde: 166mm
Højde: 242mm
Forlag: The History Press Ltd
Oplagsdato: 7 jul 2014
Forfatter(e): Mark Ryan
Forfatter(e) Mark Ryan

Kategori Første verdenskrig

ISBN-13 9780750954518

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 0

Udgave

Længde 23mm

Bredde 166mm

Højde 242mm

Udg. Dato 7 jul 2014

Oplagsdato 7 jul 2014

Forlag The History Press Ltd

Kategori sammenhænge