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Buch
Originaltitel
Originalsprache
Englisch
Erstveröffentlichung
2010
Band (Reihe)
5 (Forgotten Voices)
Typ
Buch
Genre
Sachbuch: Geschichte,Zeitgeschichte
Auflage
Titel
Sprache
Englisch
Verlag
Ebury Press
Jahr
2011
Seitenanzahl
382
ISBN
009194063X
EAN
9780091940638
Ausgabe
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
Erstauflage
Inhalt/Klappentext
The Victoria Cross is one of the world's most famous medals. It was introduced by Queen Victoria in 1856 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', and has been awarded only 1,358 times.
From stories of soldiers storming machine-gun nests and saving lives under fire, to memories of daring raids by midget submarines and tales of pilots fighting to control burning aircraft, Forgotten Voices of the Victoria Cross describes the exploits of men who have won the VC during the last century in the words of those who were there.
Most of these remarkable first-hand testimonies from the Imperial War Museum's Sound Archive are published here for the very first time. Including rare accounts from soldiers, sailors and airmen who themselves were awarded the medal, Forgotten Voices of the Victoria Cross explores the very nature of bravery by those whose job it was to be brave.
From stories of soldiers storming machine-gun nests and saving lives under fire, to memories of daring raids by midget submarines and tales of pilots fighting to control burning aircraft, Forgotten Voices of the Victoria Cross describes the exploits of men who have won the VC during the last century in the words of those who were there.
Most of these remarkable first-hand testimonies from the Imperial War Museum's Sound Archive are published here for the very first time. Including rare accounts from soldiers, sailors and airmen who themselves were awarded the medal, Forgotten Voices of the Victoria Cross explores the very nature of bravery by those whose job it was to be brave.