VCs Air VCs (VCs of the First World War)

Cooksley, Peter G.; Batchelor, Peter F.

ISBN 10: 0752487310 / ISBN 13: 9780752487311

Published by The History Press, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: VCs Air VCs (VCs of the First World War)
• Publisher: The History Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0752487310
• ISBN 13: 9780752487311
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Of more than 600 Victoria Crosses awarded to British and Empire servicemen during the First World War, nineteen were awarded to airmen of the newly formed Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service. Of these, four were posthumous awards and all but one of the total were to officers. Some of these valorous airmen were from humble backgrounds and with limited education; others were collegiate men from wealthy families. But in the words of one senior officer they all had in common ‘the guts of a lion’. Each VS winner's act of bravery is recorded here in intricate detail, along with their backgrounds and their lives after the war.

About the Author

The late PETER G. COOKSLEY A.R.Hist.S is the author of over twenty titles, mainly concerned with warfare and the history of aviation. He was a past Vice President of the Cross and Cockade organisation, the Society of World War One AERO Historians and lived in Surrey.
PETER F. BATCHELOR is a researcher in First World War history and a member of the Western Front Association and Friends of the Great War.