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THE HISTORY OF THE VICTORIA CROSS: being an account of the 520 acts of bravery for which the decoration has been awarded and portraits of 392 recipients
£10.00
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/Editor | Philip A. Wilkins |
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| Product Code | 10171 |
| Delivery | Usually despatched within 2-5 Days |
| Format | 2006 N&M Press reprint of original 1904 pub. SB. xxiii + 443pp with 392 portraits of recipients. |
| ISBN | 9781847348012 |
