This, another stunning work by Paul Oldfield, helps us to remember and to understand some of the moving and stirring Victoria Cross stories from the Western Front. This is the eighth book in this series. The focus of the stories, homes in on the Victoria Crosses that were awarded between the 8th-13th August, 1918. The fact that a book can be written with accounts of V.Cs during this short period, tells its own story of the importance of the action that was taking place at this time, with the big push towards the German lines, covering the beginning of the Hundred Days which was the final advance by the Allies leading to the Armistice. The Hundred Days, as noted by the author in the introduction, resulted in the award of 119 VC’s, which he adds was almost a quarter of the 492 land forces VCs awarded for the Western Front between 1914-1918. There fourteen covered in this book.  This further addition to this fantastic series focusing on the Victoria Crosses, comes in a smaller format.

Jon Sandison

As with the other books in the series, this is lavishly illustrated with both contemporary and modern images and the author has left no stone unturned. A useful addition to the ever-growing library of books on the Victoria Cross.

Medal News, August 2021 - reviewed by Allan Stanistreet

This book is of great value to those visiting the site of the battle and an invaluable source for researchers but it is also an absorbing read with much detail normally omitted from history books. The Battle of Amiens was hard fought as is evidenced by the number of VCs awarded to those who fought there – Very Highly Recommended

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Firetrench

"This book is a must for anyone studying or guiding the Battle of Amiens."

Despatches, the magazine of the International Guild of Battlefield Guides - Spring/Summer 2021 issue

I have one bookshelf devoted to literature on the Victoria Cross and I think that this is my sixth book on the subject by Paul Oldfield... as with the other VC books by Paul Oldfield and others, the value of these works lies not just in the deeds of the recipients, but the supporting narrative which puts their gallant deeds into context.

This book focuses on a short period of time, the 8th to the 13th August 1918 and works both as an armchair guide and as a battlefield companion (although I'd opt for the Kindle version of I were traipsing across the fields of France). Well done to Paul Oldfield for producing another useful addition to Great War literature.

5 stars

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Paul Nixon

I have to admit here that this was/is a totally different book to what I expected, but it was a pleasant surprise. I expected to be reading biographies celebrating brave young men, whilst I did get that later in the book. What you do get for about the first 80 pages of the book is the detail of the Battle at Amiens, which is very good and stunning in detail, which I must say runs throughout the book. I was probably thinking just because I knew about the battle I didn’t need to know about it. But I was wrong, the battle was very well written and informative. The amount of research and documentation that has been gone through is phenomenal. We then go onto the stories that were awarded Victoria Crosses. Again the research and information is stunning, Paul Oldfield the author has done an amazing job with the research and background. Generally this is pretty much it, but don’t be fooled the work, battle, biographies in this particular book is first class. The book is also supported by excellent photographs, pictures, drawings and charts, their support of the text only heightens the brilliance of the book. I can’t recommend this book highly enough to others, the writing, research and information is outstanding, whether I was at the actual place or sat in my armchair at home, I would want to read this.

5 stars

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