Bravest of the Brave: The Story of the Victoria Cross
Author:   John Glanfield
Publisher:   The History Press Ltd
ISBN:  

9780750936958


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   15 December 2005
Format:   Hardback
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The year 2006 marks 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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Author:   John Glanfield
Publisher:   The History Press Ltd
Imprint:   The History Press Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.320kg
ISBN:  

9780750936958


ISBN 10:   0750936959
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   15 December 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Wonderful. The best single book on the Victoria Cross. --Richard Holmes


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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.

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