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
Philip A. Wilkins
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.
年:
2012
版本:
Retail PDF
出版商:
Naval and Military Press
語言:
english
頁數:
463
ISBN 10:
1983464775
ISBN 13:
9781983464775
文件:
PDF, 29.48 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2012