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Author : Thomas Henry Kavanagh
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)
Download or read book How I Won the Victoria Cross written by Thomas Henry Kavanagh and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael Ashcroft
Publisher : Headline
ISBN 13 : 0755364503
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (553 download)
Download or read book Victoria Cross Heroes written by Michael Ashcroft and published by Headline. This book was released on 2012-10-25 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Thomas Henry Kavanagh
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781356975501
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (755 download)
Download or read book How I Won the Victoria Cross written by Thomas Henry Kavanagh and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-17 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (465 download)
Download or read book For Valour; Or, How I Won the Victoria Cross written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas Henry Kavanagh
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ISBN 13 : 9780461313383
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)
Download or read book How I Won the Victoria Cross written by Thomas Henry Kavanagh and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
Author : Victoria cross
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)
Download or read book 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 written by Victoria cross and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kevin Brazier
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1473872065
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book The Complete Victoria Cross written by Kevin Brazier and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Gary Mead
Publisher : Atlantic Books (UK)
ISBN 13 : 9781843542704
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (427 download)
Download or read book Victoria's Cross written by Gary Mead and published by Atlantic Books (UK). This book was released on 2016-04-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Philip Aveling Wilkins
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Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The History of the Victoria Cross written by Philip Aveling Wilkins and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (796 download)
Download or read book The Victoria Cross written by and published by . This book was released on 1900* with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Max Arthur
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780330491334
Total Pages : 750 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (913 download)
Download or read book Symbol of Courage written by Max Arthur and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2005 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Philip A. Wilkins
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
ISBN 13 : 1781516731
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (815 download)
Download or read book The History of the Victoria Cross written by Philip A. Wilkins and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2012-05-22 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : George Emmett
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (413 download)
Download or read book For Valour; Or, How I Won the Victoria Cross written by George Emmett and published by . This book was released on 188? with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Englund
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307739287
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)
Download or read book The Beauty and the Sorrow written by Peter Englund and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intimate narrative history of World War I told through the stories of twenty men and women from around the globe--a powerful, illuminating, heart-rending picture of what the war was really like. In this masterful book, renowned historian Peter Englund describes this epoch-defining event by weaving together accounts of the average man or woman who experienced it. Drawing on the diaries, journals, and letters of twenty individuals from Belgium, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Venezuela, and the United States, Englund’s collection of these varied perspectives describes not a course of events but "a world of feeling." Composed in short chapters that move between the home front and the front lines, The Beauty and Sorrow brings to life these twenty particular people and lets them speak for all who were shaped in some way by the War, but whose voices have remained unheard.
Author : Ashali Varma
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ISBN 13 : 9788131774595
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (745 download)
Download or read book The Victoria Cross written by Ashali Varma and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memoirs of the author's father, Prem Bhagat, who was military officer in Africa during World War II and after in independent India and awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry in World War II.
Author : John Winton
Publisher : Frontline Books
ISBN 13 : 1473876141
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book The Victoria Cross at Sea written by John Winton and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2016-07-31 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Naval VCs have been won in places as far apart in time and distance as the Baltic in 1854 and Japan in 1945, in the trenches from the Crimea to the Western Front, in harbours from Dar es Salaam to Zeebrugge, from the Barents to the Java Sea, from New Zealand to the North Atlantic, and from China to the Channel. They have been won in battleships and trawlers, in submarines below the water and aircraft above it, on horseback and on foot.Age and rank meant nothing. Boy Cornwall was not seventeen at Jutland, and Frederick Parslow was in his sixtieth year when he earned his VC on board a horse transport ship. William Hall was the son of a freed slave; Charles Lucas, awarded the Royal Navys first VC, became a Rear Admiral. Neither were all the recipients of Britains highest gallantry decoration British, and men from Canada, Australia and New Zealand were included in those whose actions were recognised by the awarding of the VC. Yet every one of them had one thing in common uncommon valour.
Author : Paul Oldfield
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1473885000
Total Pages : 697 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book Victoria Crosses on the Western Front, 20th November 1917–23rd March 1918 written by Paul Oldfield and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 697 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
