FOR VALOUR: Victoria Cross and Medal of Honor Battles

The Victoria Cross and Medal of Honor - the world’s premier awards for conspicuous bravery in the face of the enemy. Tales of ultimate heroism and sacrifice.

The Victoria Cross is the most prized British and Commonwealth decoration for gallantry, and is earned too often at the cost of the ultimate sacrifice.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, the Victoria Cross was first awarded by Queen Victoria - in a ceremony in Hyde Park - in 1857, to heroes of the Crimea.Only 1,354 VCs have been awarded, and in this book military historian Bryan Perrett 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 American equivalent decoration, is celebrated in equal measure in gripping stories of outstanding gallantry in battle.The Victoria Cross and the Medal of Honor have on occasion been awarded for acts on the same battlefield; incredibly three men have been awarded the Victoria Cross twice.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.It all makes for dramatic reading.

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Product Code:	10154
Author:	Bryan Perrett
ISBN:	0 297 84662 0
Format:	378pp, b/w photographs, hb. Published Price £20.00
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