Forgotten Voices of the Victoria Cross
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2011
Summary
Extraordinary accounts of heroism and the servicemen who earned the Victoria Cross
“It wasn’t until after he was safely back in the aircraft again that I heard that he’d actually been out on the wing to try to put the fire out … Remember that we were flying at about 90 miles an hour at a height of 13,000 feet”
- Squadron Leader RP Widdowson on Sergeant James Ward, who earned his VC in 1941
The Victoria Cross, awarded to the most courageous and determined ser…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780091938178 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0091938171 |
| Author: | Roderick Bailey, The Imperial War Museum |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Ebury Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2011 |
| Weight: | 271g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 25mm |
| Series: | Forgotten Voices |
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Critics Review
This profound study by Roderick Bailey goes a long way to identifying the common characteristics of the bravest of the brave … Here is a testament to what is good about humankind against the backdrop of what can be the worst. The abiding thought with which the reader is left is one of hope; that adversity can indeed bring out the best in us. These “Forgotten Voices” are eloquent in proclaiming this enduring truth – General Sir Richard Dannatt, from the Introduction
A significant and important book … Over the last 45 years I have read hundreds of VC books but this volume has a unique place because of the “voices” of the VCs themselves … Highly recommended and should be read by anyone with an interest in the VC * Victoria Cross Society *
About The Author
Roderick Bailey
Mark Holborn
Mark Holborn is known internationally as an editor of illustrated books. He has worked with many of the world’s leading photographers and artists, and with a number of the most important photographic archives.
Roderick Bailey
Roderick Bailey is a historian at the University of Oxford where he specialises in the history of medicine and the study of war and conflict. His previous books include the Sunday Times bestseller Forgotten Voices of the Secret War and, as an official SOE historian appointed by the Prime Minister, Target- Italy - The Secret War against Mussolini. Away from academia he has worked widely as an official observer of international elections in post-conflict and post-communist countries. In 2011 he deployed to Afghanistan as a British Army reservist and was awarded a Queen’s Commendation.
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