Victoria Cross Heroes

Victoria Cross Heroes
Title Victoria Cross Heroes PDF eBook
Author Michael Ashcroft
Publisher Headline
Pages 287
Release 2012-10-25
Genre History
ISBN 0755364503

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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.

The History of the Victoria Cross

The History of the Victoria Cross
Title The History of the Victoria Cross PDF eBook
Author Philip Aveling Wilkins
Publisher
Pages 476
Release 1904
Genre Commonwealth countries
ISBN

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The Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross
Title The Victoria Cross PDF eBook
Author Michael Madden
Publisher
Pages 512
Release 2018-03-05
Genre
ISBN 9781925520989

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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 ......

The Complete Victoria Cross

The Complete Victoria Cross
Title The Complete Victoria Cross PDF eBook
Author Kevin Brazier
Publisher Casemate Publishers
Pages 450
Release 2015-09-30
Genre History
ISBN 1473872065

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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.

Symbol of Courage

Symbol of Courage
Title Symbol of Courage PDF eBook
Author Max Arthur
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Pages 750
Release 2005
Genre Art
ISBN 9780330491334

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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.

The History of the Victoria Cross

The History of the Victoria Cross
Title The History of the Victoria Cross PDF eBook
Author Philip A. Wilkins
Publisher Andrews UK Limited
Pages 463
Release 2012-05-22
Genre Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN 1781516731

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An account of how the VC was won by 520 of its recipients. Brief biographical information is provided in respect of commissioned officers. A portrait photograph of the recipient is included in 392 cases; typically the subject is deicted in uniform and wearing the VC and medals. The appendices include transcripts of several official reports which relate to Kavanagh's VC deed, the Rorke's Drift VC action (written by Chad VC and Reynolds VC) and the posthumous VC deeds of Coghill and Melvill. Also included is a list of VCs by service or regiment.

Victoria's Cross

Victoria's Cross
Title Victoria's Cross PDF eBook
Author Gary Mead
Publisher Atlantic Books (UK)
Pages 0
Release 2016-04-07
Genre Victoria Cross
ISBN 9781843542704

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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.