The Victoria Cross (Shire Album)

The Victoria Cross (Shire Album)

by PeterDuckers (Author)

Synopsis

The Victoria Cross, established in 1856 during the Crimean War, has remained to this day the highest British reward 'for valour' and is perhaps the most prestigious gallantry medal in the world. The VC has been earned in every theatre of war where British and Commonwealth soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians have served. In this book the author describes and illustrates many of the medals and the men and women who have been awarded them together with the award citations which are always remarkable and sometimes astounding.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 72
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd
Published: 01 Oct 2005

ISBN 10: 0747806357
ISBN 13: 9780747806356

Author Bio
Peter Duckers has been a collector of British campaign and gallantry medals for thirty-five years and now specialises in awards to the Indian Army. He has written numerous magazine and journal articles about medals and is a Fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society, a member of the Orders and Medals Research Society and the Indian Military Historical Society. He is curator of the Shropshire Regimental Museum in Shrewsbury Castle.