Supreme Courage. Heroic Stories From 150 Years Of The Victoria Cross

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: As New
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Publisher Place: New York
Publisher Year: 2004
Edition: First Edition

Description: 400 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in As new condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Since 1854 the Victoria Cross has been the highest award for gallantry in the British Armed Forces. It bears the simple legend For Valour, but behind it are thrilling and ultimately humbling tales of unimaginable bravery. SUPREME COURAGE tells the tales of some of those who have won the medal, bringing this badge of honour alive with breath-taking accounts of courage in action. Visiting battle-scenes across the globe, peppering his accounts with letters and first-hand accounts, Sir Peter de la Billiere uncovers not just heroism but the hearts and minds of men. With his accounts of Australians, Canadians, New Zealanders, Indians and the Gurkhas, Sir Peter de la Billiere does more than accompany the man into battle. He reveals their backgrounds, the climate of their times, what it was that drove them on, and the price of fame - the burden of expectation in civilian life that accompanied more than one recipient to a paupers grave. Extraordinary, thrilling and intensely moving, SUPREME COURAGE is a significant addition to the literature of war, and a unique and magnificent monument to heroism.

ISBN: 9780316725910