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| Author | : Michael Ashcroft |
| Publisher | : Headline |
| Total Pages | : 287 |
| Release | : 2012-10-25 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0755364503 |
Download Victoria Cross Heroes Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This ebook edition contains the full text version as per the book. Doesn't include original photographic and illustrated material. VICTORIA CROSS HEROES tells the stories of over 150 individuals whose bravery has earned them the Victoria Cross, Britain's most prestigious medal for courage in action. The book is introduced by Michael Ashcroft, who owns over ten per cent of all VCs ever awarded. He explains the history of the medal and the story of his fascination with it. The main text of the book tells the stories of both those recipients whose medals are in his collection and those whose stories featured in the television series. Each chapter covers a different conflict, from the Crimean War to Iraq.
| Author | : Paul Oldfield |
| Publisher | : Casemate Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 697 |
| Release | : 2017-11-30 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1473885000 |
Download Victoria Crosses on the Western Front, 20th November 1917–23rd March 1918 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In the past, while visiting the First World War battlefields, the author often wondered where the various Victoria Cross actions took place. He resolved to find out. In 1988, in the midst of his army career, research for this book commenced and over the years numerous sources have been consulted.Victoria Crosses on the Western Front - Cambrai to the German Spring Offensive is designed for the battlefield visitor as much as the armchair reader. A thorough account of each VC action is set within the wider strategic and tactical context. Detailed sketch maps show the area today, together with the battle-lines and movements of the combatants. It will allow visitors to stand upon the spot, or very close to, where each VC was won. Photographs of the battle sites richly illustrate the accounts. There is also a comprehensive biography for each recipient, covering every aspect of their lives warts and all: parents and siblings, education, civilian employment, military career, wife and children, death and burial/commemoration. A host of other information, much of it published for the first time, reveals some fascinating characters, with numerous links to many famous people and events.
| Author | : Michael Madden |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 512 |
| Release | : 2018-03-05 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781925520989 |
Download The Victoria Cross Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book is an ambitious endeavour to capture the history of Australia's pre-eminent award for acts of bravery in the face of the enemy and its highest military honour, the Victoria Cross (VC). Since 1856 when the award was created by Queen Victoria, 100 Australian servicemen have been recognised with the Cross. This book, however, is not a ......
| Author | : Gary Mead |
| Publisher | : Atlantic Books (UK) |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2016-04-07 |
| Genre | : Victoria Cross |
| ISBN | : 9781843542704 |
Download Victoria's Cross Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This controversial book, by one of the UK's finest military historians, reveals the squalid truth about Britain's highest military honor, exposing a shameful history of racism, misogyny, and political expediency. When 25-year old Private Johnson Beharry won the Victoria Cross in 2005 for bravery under fire in Iraq, he was the first person to win Britain's highest military honor since the Falklands war in 1982 and the first living recipient since 1969, when two Australians were given the award for action in Vietnam. Born out of the squalor of the Crimean War in 1856 and the fragility of the monarchy at that time, the VC's prestige is such that it takes precedence over all other orders and medals in Britain. But while many books have been written about specific aspects of the VC and its recipients, none have asked why so many brave men who deserved the medal were denied it, and why no women have ever been awarded the VC, even though they are entitled. Military historian Gary Mead's vivid and balanced account of the VC's life and times exposes the hypocrisy behind one of the UK's last sacred cows, and explores its role as a barometer for the shifting sands of political and social change during the last 150 years.
| Author | : Kevin Brazier |
| Publisher | : Casemate Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 450 |
| Release | : 2015-09-30 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1473872065 |
Download The Complete Victoria Cross Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This fully revised paperback edition of the complete chronological record of VC holders is an essential work of reference for every student of military history. All the British and Commonwealth servicemen who have been awarded the highest honour for exceptional acts of bravery and self-sacrifice are commemorated here. The first VCs awarded for the Crimean War and in the nineteenth-century colonial wars are described, as are the VCs awarded in the world wars of the twentieth century and the most recent VCs awarded during present-day conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The extraordinary exploits recounted in this fascinating book make unforgettable reading.
| Author | : Victoria cross |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 448 |
| Release | : 1867 |
| Genre | : Great Britain |
| ISBN | : |
Download Our soldiers and the Victoria cross. A general account of the regiments and men of the British army: and stories of the brave deeds which won the prize 'For valour'. Ed. by S.O. Beeton Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 590 |
| Release | : 1916 |
| Genre | : Great Britain |
| ISBN | : |
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| Author | : Michael C. Madden |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 333 |
| Release | : 2021-11-04 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1922488666 |
Download Dasher Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Kevin ‘Dasher’ Wheatley VC is one of the most extraordinary characters in Australian history. Dasher was a husband, father, champion footballer and one of the finest soldiers this country has ever produced. The story of his sacrifice is used by the ADF as a perfect example of valour and mateship to this day. Although he is one of the most famous Victoria Cross recipients of all time, his story has never been fully told. Until now. Dasher: The Kevin Wheatley VC Story was written with first-hand accounts from Dasher’s family and the men who served and fought alongside him. It tells not only the story of an unlikely lad from the mean streets of Sydney, but that of a soldier whose death devastated the ranks of three armies and changed the way Australia dealt with the overseas loss of service people forever. Everyone who met the man has a Dasher Wheatley story of larrikin behaviour, outstanding soldiering, stunning valour, or all three. Forwarded by Keith Payne VC and featuring the 2021 investiture of Dasher’s American Silver Star, an award 56 years in the making, this book also investigates other gallantry awards Wheatley qualified for but was never given.
| Author | : Max Arthur |
| Publisher | : Pan Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 750 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 9780330491334 |
Download Symbol of Courage Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Victoria Cross can only be awarded for most conspicuous bravery, or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy. It has been awarded only 1,354 times since the Crimean War, the majority going to British and Commonwealth troops. Symbol of Courage vividly brings the story of the medal to life, giving a narrative history from the Crimean War to the recent war in Afghanistan. It includes many first-hand accounts of individual acts of bravery and describes what happened to the VC holders, some of whom found it was harder wearing the medal than winning it. It also gives a complete listing of every VC holder with details of the action in which they won the medal. Written by acclaimed military historian Max Arthur, this is a fascinating and comprehensive study that will appeal to everyone who is interested in military history.The Victoria Cross is Britains most famous medalit has a great emotional appeal and this book is full of stories of remarkable courage. Max Arthurs last book, Forgotten Voices of the Great War, sold over 84,000 copies in paperback for Ebury. The first book for many years to give a complete history of the medal. There are many Commonwealth holders so there should be a market outside the UK.
| Author | : Eric Leyland |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 144 |
| Release | : 1960 |
| Genre | : Decorations of honor |
| ISBN | : |
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