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: A similar series of books is ''Deeds that Thrill the Empire. True stories of the most glorious acts of heroism of the Empire's soldiers and sailors during the Great War, etc''. Published c 1917 as a two volume set, c 900 pages, and also published as a five volume set. [https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/deeds-that-thrill-the-empiretrue-stories-of-the-most-glorious-acts-of-heroism-of-the-empires-soldiers-and-sailors-during-the-great-war/ Information about the contents] (naval-military-press.com) advises 56 VCs are covered. Available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01000891226 .
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*''True Stories of the Great War. Tales of Adventure-Heroic Deeds-Exploits Told by the Soldiers, Officers, Nurses, Diplomats, Eye Witnesses''. Edited by Francis Trevelyan Miller 1917. In six volumes: [https://archive.org/details/truestoriesofgre01mill/page/n6 Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/truestoriesofgre0000unse/page/n3 Vol. II], [https://archive.org/details/truestoriesofgre03mill/page/n6 Vol. III], [https://archive.org/details/truestoriesofgre04mill/page/n6 Vol. IV], [https://archive.org/details/truestoriesofgre05mill/page/n6 Vol. V], [https://archive.org/details/truestoriesofgre06mill/page/n5 Vol. VI]. All Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/deedsofheroismbr00elwy/page/n7 ''Deeds of heroism and bravery : the book of heroes and personal daring''] edited by Elwyn A Barron 1920 Archive.org
*''Everyman at War: Sixty Personal Narratives of the War'' edited by C. B. Purdom 1930. Accounts were submitted after a request by the editor of ''Everyman'' magazine. A number of the accounts have been transcribed on [https://www.firstworldwar.com/diaries/index.htm Memoirs & Diaries] firstworldwar.com including [https://www.firstworldwar.com/diaries/firstgasattack.htm "The First Gas Attack"] by Anthony R. Hossack, Queen Victoria Rifles [9th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment]. To locate other entries, either scroll through all entries in the Memoirs & Diaries category or use your Search engine, with terms "Everyman at War" firstworldwar.com/diaries .
*[https://archive.org/details/warlettersoffall00emil/page/n5 ''War Letters of Fallen Englishmen''] edited by Laurence Housman [1930] Archive.org
*Similar series of books, not currently available online
:''Deeds that Thrill the Empire. True stories of the most glorious acts of heroism of the Empire's soldiers and sailors during the Great War, etc''. Published c 1917 as a two volume set, c 900 pages, and also published as a five volume set. [https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/deeds-that-thrill-the-empiretrue-stories-of-the-most-glorious-acts-of-heroism-of-the-empires-soldiers-and-sailors-during-the-great-war/ Information about the contents] (naval-military-press.com) advises 56 VCs are covered. Available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01000891226
:[https://web.archive.org/web/20120825165603/http://www.greatwardifferent.com/Great_War/NewsMedia/I_Was_There_01.htm ''The Great War…I Was There! Undying Memories of 1914-1918''] (greatwardifferent.com, archived) edited by Sir John Hammerton originally published in 51 weekly parts 1938-39, and also published in a three volume edition, 2020 pages ( v. 1. August 4, 1914, to July 1, 1916; v. 2. July 4, 1916, to October 22, 1917; v. 3. Oct. 1917 to Jan. 1919), the latter available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01001581634
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