Arras & Messines 1917

A publisher and bookseller specializing in military history provides coverage of the World War I battles which resulted in the awarding of 50 Victoria Crosses, the British Commonwealth's highest award for valor. Much of the book focuses on the period from the Battle of Arras in April 1917 to the May-June successes at Bullecourt and Messinas Ridge at the Franco-Belgian border. Includes photographs of the VC soldiers, their graves and memorials. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.