For Valour: The Complete History of the Victoria Cross
- ISBN-10
- 1910500917
- ISBN-13
- 9781910500910
- Series
- For Valour
- Category
- Crimean War, 1853-1856
- Pages
- 420
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-12
- Publisher
- Uniform Press
- Author
- Michael Charles Robson
Description
For Valour: The Complete History of the Victoria Cross will be the definitive work on the subject and compelling as a narrative as well as the ultimate reference source. This ambituous project in association with The Victoria Cross Trust will be published in 8 volumes over 4 years. Each volume is divided into two parts: Part 1 - Wars, Battles & Deeds - will contain description of each war and battle or engagement which involved deeds resulting in the award of each Victoria Cross. The deeds are described within the context of the War and battle during which they occurred. Part 2 - Portraits of Valour - will contain a biography of each recipient of the Victoria Cross. Foreword by Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC who owns the largest collection of VCs in the world and has the Ashcroft Gallery at the Imperial War Museum named after him.
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