Buy this book on-line ARTHUR**, MAX: : SYMBOL OF COURAGE: A HISTORY OF THE VICTORIA CROSSLONDON.SIDGWICK & JACKSON,2004. ISBN 0283073519.
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'SYMBOL OF COURAGE' is a ground-breaking history of Britain's most famous medal,the Victoria Cross,and a tribute to the extraordinary men who have won it.
The Victoria Cross can only be awarded for 'most conspicuous bravery,or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy.' It has been awarded only 1,354 times since the Crimean War,the majority of medals going to British and Commonwealth troops.
'Symbol of Courage' vividly brings the story of the medal to life.After telling of Queen Victoria's concern for her troops,and how she devised the Victoria Cross,there is a narrative history of every conflict in which the VC has been awarded - from the Crimean War to the Falklands.It also gives a complete listing of every VC holder with details of the
action in which he won the medal.
Written by acclaimed military historian Max Arthur,this is a fascinating and comprehensive study that will appeal to everyone interested in the nature of courage.
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