VCs of the Second World War / Pen and Sword Military (ePub)
Ten Stories of Bravery and Courage
(Sprache: Englisch)
Dramatic accounts of ten Victoria Cross recipients and what they did to earn this highest of honors during WWII.
During the Second World War, the Victoria Cross-the highest honor to be given to British or Commonwealth forces-was awarded on 182 occasions...
During the Second World War, the Victoria Cross-the highest honor to be given to British or Commonwealth forces-was awarded on 182 occasions...
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Dramatic accounts of ten Victoria Cross recipients and what they did to earn this highest of honors during WWII.
During the Second World War, the Victoria Cross-the highest honor to be given to British or Commonwealth forces-was awarded on 182 occasions to 181 recipients, 85 of which were bestowed posthumously.
Presented here are ten examples of those who showed the utmost gallantry and bravery "in the presence of the enemy," with each individual case and the circumstances in which the award was won examined in close detail. One example is the story of Charles Upham, 2nd Division, New Zealand Expedition Force, who was the only recipient of two Victoria Crosses: the first awarded during the Battle of Crete in 1941, and the second during fighting at El Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt, in 1942. Others include Premindra Singh Bhagat of the Indian Army, who rapidly cleared fifteen minefields despite close enemy fire and personal injury, and RAF pilot Leonard Cheshire, who received the honor after his fourth tour of duty. These and other rousing and dramatic stories are true profiles in courage.
During the Second World War, the Victoria Cross-the highest honor to be given to British or Commonwealth forces-was awarded on 182 occasions to 181 recipients, 85 of which were bestowed posthumously.
Presented here are ten examples of those who showed the utmost gallantry and bravery "in the presence of the enemy," with each individual case and the circumstances in which the award was won examined in close detail. One example is the story of Charles Upham, 2nd Division, New Zealand Expedition Force, who was the only recipient of two Victoria Crosses: the first awarded during the Battle of Crete in 1941, and the second during fighting at El Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt, in 1942. Others include Premindra Singh Bhagat of the Indian Army, who rapidly cleared fifteen minefields despite close enemy fire and personal injury, and RAF pilot Leonard Cheshire, who received the honor after his fourth tour of duty. These and other rousing and dramatic stories are true profiles in courage.
Autoren-Porträt von Wynn Stephen Wynn
Stephen is a retired police officer having served with Essex Police as a constable for thirty years between 1983 and 2013. He is married to Tanya and has two sons, Luke and Ross, and a daughter, Aimee. His sons served five tours of Afghanistan between 2008 and 2013 and both were injured. This led to the publication of his first book, Two Sons in a Warzone Afghanistan: The True Story of a Father' s Conflict, published in October 2010. Both Stephen' s grandfathers served in and survived the First World War, one with the Royal Irish Rifles, the other in the Mercantile Marine, whilst his father was a member of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps during the Second World War.When not writing Stephen can be found walking his three German Shepherd dogs with his wife Tanya, at some unearthly time of the morning, when most normal people are still fast asleep.
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- Autor: Wynn Stephen Wynn
- 2020, 144 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Pen and Sword Military
- ISBN-10: 1526725819
- ISBN-13: 9781526725813
- Erscheinungsdatum: 30.08.2020
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