One of the great strengths of Paul Oldfield‘s series of books on Victoria Cross heroes of WW1 is to draw you down to the level of a single combatant... Readers may be so immersed in the achievements of any particular hero that they feel obliged to go and visit the scene of their action. If so, the book even provides enough useful information to make that a feasible option.

Alnwick Family History Society

"This book will be an invaluable tool for the battlefield visitor and enable those with a passion for the Victoria Cross, a particular regiment, or indeed the battles specifically covered in this volume, to really understand the moment in the battle that produced a Victoria Cross action."

Orders and Medals Research Society

Each individual tale is given special attention in its own way, thus ensuring that each man’s bravery will never be forgotten. This is the result of painstaking work, the euphoria, having visited the Western Front many times in the midst of an Army careers, research stories of the Victoria Cross. Each volume is very unique... Like all his work, the interspersed photographs in this book are first class. They show photographs of the land horizon with each section labelled in both modern and 1917 contexts to enable anyone visiting these sites to get a feel for the action that took place.

Jon Sandison, Freelance

It would definitely come in useful when planning a trip to visit the sites and graves/memorials associated with VC actions from the campaign, and it is unlikely you will ever need any other book on Third Ypres VCs – should you have room on your bookcase!

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WW1 Geek

Like its companion volumes, this is a most commendable effort and therefore highly recommended.

Medal News, December 2018/January 2019 - reviewed by Allan Stanistreet

Excellent work. 10/10

The Great War magazine, November 2018

As featured by

Lancashire & North West magazine, November 2018

Interview article: 'Unremarkable' Ernest whose great courage and initiative won him a most unexpected VC as featured by

Eastern Daily Press, 22nd September 2018 – words by Steve Snelling

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24seven Lifestyle, September 2018

Article: 'First World War heroes have their legacies shared in a popular book' as featured by

Wiltshire Times, 3rd August 2018 – words by Ellie Botti

Article: 'First World War veterans have their legacies shared in a new book' as featured by

Gazette and Herald (Devizes), 2nd August 2018 – words by Ellie Botti

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The Star (Sheffield), 28th July 2018

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Wargames Illustrated, November 2017