History of the Victoria Cross

History of the Victoria Cross

Format:
E-Book (pdf)
EAN:
9781781516737
Untertitel:
Being an account of the 520 acts of bravery for which the decoration has been awarded and portraits of 392 recipients
Genre:
Sonstiges Ratgeber
Autor:
Philip A. Wilkins
Herausgeber:
Andrews UK
Anzahl Seiten:
463
Erscheinungsdatum:
22.05.2012
ISBN:
978-1-78151-673-7

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.


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