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For Valour: Victoria Cross and Medal of Honor Battles
by Perrett, Bryan
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0297846620
- ISBN 13
- 9780297846628
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Forestdale, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
United Kingdom: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd, 2003. New book, 378 pages. The Victoria Cross, a simple bronze cross inscribed For Valour on the front and engraved with the recipient's name, rank, number, unit and the date of the action on the reverse, was first awarded by Queen Victoria in a ceremony in Hyde Park in 1857 to heroes of the Crimea. The VC is the most prized British and Commonwealth decoration for gallantry, and is earned too often at the cost of the ultimate sacrifice. Only 1,354 VCs have been awarded, and this book, in Bryan Perrett's inimitable style, tells the story behind some of the most remarkable, from the Crimea through to the Second World War. Likewise, the Congressional Medal of Honor, the US equivalent decoration, is celebrated here in equal measure in his gripping episodes of outstanding gallantry in battle. The VC and the Medal of Honor have on occasion even been awarded for acts on the same battlefield. The thirty plus episodes related here, on land, sea and in the air, illuminate the achievements of rare individuals in the finest traditions of battle. Features actions from the Crimean War, Indian Mutiny, China, North America, South Africa, North-West Frontier, Cuba, WW1 and WW2.. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Viceroy Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001491
- Title
- For Valour: Victoria Cross and Medal of Honor Battles
- Author
- Perrett, Bryan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 0297846620
- ISBN 13
- 9780297846628
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd
- Place of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- VICTORIA CROSS MEDAL HONOR HISTORY CRIMEAN WAR INDIAN MUTINY VICTORIAN WW1 WW2 EUROPE PACIFIC MTO
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- Military History;
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