This is a very impressive achievement, and it’s hard to imagine anyone producing anything more detailed on this topic!

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History of War

Detailed and well researched. 9/10

The Great War magazine, November 2017 – reviewed by Mark Marsay

A fascinating reference book, superbly researched and full of all the information that one could wish to know about these courageous men who all won the VC. This is a fantastic book for anyone's bookshelf.

Battlefields Trust Magazine

This does just what it says on the cover. After the inevitable preamble, the first 200 plus pages go into enormous detail concerning the battles themselves and are extremely well illustrated with images and maps.

Medal News, August 2017

Overall, this book is a culmination of a quest by the author to find out where the various Victoria Cross awards took place in the midst of the action on this part of the Western Front. As stated from the outset, the books perfect accompaniment of the battlefield visitor, as well as the armchair historian. Each V.C Acton is detailed against the wider strategic and tactical events that were taking place on the battlefield at that time. Crucially, this book can assist the visitor to stand at a location and build up an understanding of how the VC was awarded. It includes useful and linked photographs of the battle sites, maps, as well as detailed stories and biographies of the recipients enabling the reader to understand their background and often humble origins, and also to inform their family and where buried. Although perhaps a heavy addition to suit case, being a solid hard backed book, it is a worthwhile one!

Jon Sandison, Freelance

These are not books that will, for the most part, be thoroughly pored over, cover to cover, but as reference they are extremely useful and so much more interesting to read than the often dry and dusty official histories.

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Army Ancestry Research

The Victoria Cross was introduced as an award to recognise truly exceptional courage by officers and men in the face of the enemy. It has becoming an award that is recognised around the world. It is awarded carefully and for so many to be awarded in such a short period is an indication of the ferocity of the fighting on the Western Front. The author has very carefully researched the stories behind the awards in what must be the definitive account of these Victoria Cross recipients. Highly Recommended.

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