Stockport's Heroes of the Great War

Stockport's Heroes of the Great War tells the stories of local men whose courage was officially recognised in the chaos of the First World War. From Victoria Cross recipients to holders of the Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross, Distinguished Conduct Medal, Military Medal and other honours, John Hartley brings together the lives behind the citations: where these men came from, how they served and what became of them.Set against a clear timeline of the war and accounts of the major actions in which Stockport-area soldiers fought and died, this book places individual acts of bravery within the wider tragedy of 1914-1918. These are stories of ordinary men caught in extraordinary circumstances: railway workers, clerks, doctors, tradesmen and Territorial soldiers who found themselves in the trenches, on foreign battlefields and under unimaginable pressure.Carefully researched and deeply rooted in local history, Stockport's Heroes of the Great War is a moving tribute to courage, sacrifice and remembrance.

Pagina's: 218, Paperback, Heritage Hunter