Victoria Crosses on the Western Front August 1914-April 1915: Mons to Hill 60

The centenary of the First World War is being marked by a stream of commemorative publications. As there are already numerous books on the holders of the Victoria Cross (38 of them are listed in the bibliography of this one), librarians will wish to know what distinguishes this new entry to the field. Two points may be made: first, that as it is confined to a relatively small proportion of the total number of awards of the V.C., it can devote a correspondingly greater amount of space to each, and second, that it combines this description with instructions and maps...