Awarded for Valour - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Awarded for Valour write by M. Smith. This book was released on 2008-06-23. Awarded for Valour available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Based on primary source research, this is the most comprehensive history of the Victoria Cross available, tracing the evolution of the award from its inception in 1856 to the most recent bestowals. The study also examines the evolution of the concept of heroism and how the definition of heroism changed along with the nature of warfare.
Uncommon Valor
Uncommon Valor - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Uncommon Valor write by Dwight Jon Zimmerman. This book was released on 2010-09-14. Uncommon Valor available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Uncommon Valor from Dwight Jon Zimmerman and John D. Gresham presents a fascinating look at six of our bravest soldiers and the highest military decoration awarded in this country. Since the Vietnam War ended in 1973, the Medal of Honor, our nation's highest award for valor, has been presented to only eight men for their actions "above and beyond the call of duty." Six of the eight were young men who had fought in the current war in Iraq, Afghanistan, or both. All of these medals were awarded posthumously, as all had made the choice to give their lives so that their comrades might live. Uncommon Valor answers the searing question of who these six young soldiers were, and dramatically details how they found themselves in life-or-death situations, and why they responded as they did. For the first time, this book also provides a comprehensive history of the Medal of Honor itself—one marred by controversies, scandals, and theft. Using an extraordinary range of sources, including interviews with family members and friends, teammates and superiors in the military, personal letters, blogs posted within hours of events, personal and official videos and newly declassified documents, Uncommon Valor is a compelling and important work that recounts incredible acts of heroism and lays bare the ultimate sacrifice of our bravest soldiers.
The History of the Victoria Cross
The History of the Victoria Cross - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The History of the Victoria Cross write by Philip Aveling Wilkins. This book was released on 1904. The History of the Victoria Cross available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Awarded for Valour
Awarded for Valour - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Awarded for Valour write by Melvin Charles Smith. This book was released on 2008-07-15. Awarded for Valour available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Based on primary source research, Awarded for Valour is the most comprehensive history of the Victoria Cross available, tracing the evolution of the award from its inception in 1856 to the most recent bestowals in the twenty-first century. The study examines the evolution of the concept of heroism as well, analyzing the nature of the acts that won the VC and how the definition of heroism changed along with the nature of warfare.
The Victoria Cross in 100 Objects
The Victoria Cross in 100 Objects - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Victoria Cross in 100 Objects write by Brian Best. This book was released on 2020-02-19. The Victoria Cross in 100 Objects available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. It was the events of the Crimean War that changed everything. Until that time, those serving in Britain's army or navy had been expected to do their duty without thought of recognition or reward, particularly the men in the lower ranks. Fuelled by reports from the first ever war correspondents, which were read by an increasingly literate public, the mumblings of discontent over how the gallantry and valor of the ordinary man was recognized rapidly grew into a national outcry. Questions were asked in Parliament, answers were demanded by the press - why were the heroes of the Alma, Inkerman and the Charge of the Light Brigade not being officially acknowledged? Something had to be done. That something was the introduction of an award that would be of such prestige it would be sought by all men from the most junior private to a Field Marshal. It would be the highest possible award for valor in the face of the enemy and it bore the name of the Queen for whom the men fought - The Victoria Cross. Since the VC was instituted in January 1856, it has been awarded 1,358 times to 1,355 individual recipients. Those men were thrown into wars and campaigns around the globe, from the seas and skies around the UK to the deserts of Africa and the sweltering jungles of the Far East. The two world wars saw the most VCs awarded - 628 in the First and 182 in the Second. Only fifteen medals, eleven to members of the British Army, and four to the Australian Army, have been awarded since the Second World War. In this highly-illustrated work, the renowned Victoria Cross historian and author Brian Best examines the introduction and evolution of the VC, along with some of the fascinating individuals and remarkable acts of valor associated with it, through an intriguing collection of 100 objects.
