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📱 eBook en inglés FOR VALOUR

Weidenfeld & Nicolson- 9781780225210

Disciplinas auxiliares Historia militar

Sinopsis de FOR VALOUR

Stories of outstanding bravery on the battlefield

The Victoria Cross, a simple bronze cross inscribed For Valour on the front and engraved with the recipients 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 Perretts 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.

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Editorial: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

ISBN: 9781780225210

Idioma: Inglés

Fecha de lanzamiento: 11/10/2012


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