Forgotten Voices of the Victoria Cross
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Forgotten Voices of the Victoria Cross by Roderick Bailey
The Victoria Cross (VC) is one of the world's most famous medals. Exploring the actions and events that lead to the VC being awarded, this title focuses on the very nature of bravery by those whose job it was to be brave.
"Here is a testament to what is good about humankind against the backdrop of what can be the worstThe abiding thought with which the reader is left is one of hope; that adversity can indeed bring out the best in us. These 'Forgotten Voices' are eloquent in proclaiming this enduring truth" -- General Sir Richard Dannatt, from the Introduction "Incredible stories of bravery" Military Times
A graduate of Cambridge and Edinburgh Universities and a former Alistair Horne Fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford, Roderick Bailey is a historian attached to the Imperial War Museum. He is the author of Forgotten Voices of D-Day, Forgotten Voices of the Secret War, which was a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller, and the acclaimed The Wildest Province: SOE in the Land of the Eagle.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780091938161 |
| ISBN 10 | 0091938163 |
| Title | Forgotten Voices of the Victoria Cross |
| Author | Roderick Bailey |
| Series | Forgotten Voices Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Ebury Publishing |
| Year published | 2010-10-14 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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