Bibliograph

For valour, Australians awarded the Victoria Cross, Craig Blanch & Aaron Pegram

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For valour, Australians awarded the Victoria Cross, Craig Blanch & Aaron Pegram

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-494) and index

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collective biography

Illustrations

portraitsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

For valour

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Craig Blanch & Aaron Pegram

Sub title

Australians awarded the Victoria Cross

Summary

For Valour tells the remarkable stories of the 100 Australians who have been awarded the Victoria Cross for exceptional acts of bravery and self-sacrifice in battle. From Captain Neville Howse of the New South Wales Army Medical Corps in 1900 to Corporal Cameron Baird of the 2nd Commando Regiment in 2013, heroic actions in the Boer War appear alongside those from the First World War, North Russia, the Second World War, Vietnam and Afghanistan. Vivid descriptions of events on the battlefield are matched wit biographical profiles of each of the recipients to provide insights into their lives outside wartime service. With a foreword from Daniel Keighran VC, new archival research and striking photographs and artworks from the Australian War Memorial, For Valour commemorates the servicemen who have been awarded the military's highest honour

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Australians awarded the Victoria Cross

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