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Bravest of the Brave: The Story of the Victoria Cross

Bravest of the Brave: The Story of the Victoria Cross

by JohnGlanfield (Author)

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    Illustrated 2005

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Synopsis

The year 2006 marked the 150th anniversary of the institution of the Victoria Cross, the pre-eminent British award for gallantry. The author concentrates on the story behind the VC's origins and relates the often extraordinary record of official interference in the award of this decoration throughout its history.

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Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 192
 Edition: Illustrated
 Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Published: 15 Dec 2005
ISBN 10: 0750936959
ISBN 13: 9780750936958

Media Reviews
Wonderful. The best single book on the Victoria Cross. --Richard Holmes
Author Bio
JOHN GLANFIELD spent forty years in the exhibition industry and was associated with Earls Court and Olympia for fifteen of them, latterly as halls director. He is the author of The Devil's Chariots (Sutton, 2001) an acclaimed history of the early tanks, and Earls Court and Olympia: From Buffalo Bill to the 'Brits' (Sutton, 2003). He lives in Guildford.