Download or read book Brave British soldiers and the Victoria Cross written by Various and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-06-03 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samuel Orchart Beeton describes the acts and deeds of brave soldiers that won them the highest award "the prize of valor." This book aims to sustain the bravery that exists in youthfulness in the experience of manhood. It encourages the essence of showcasing braveness and loyalty when it truly matters. This book is worthy of a read by every citizen of a country since it promotes loyalty towards one's nation – even outside the shores of the country.
Download or read book Our soldiers and the Victoria cross A general account of the regiments and men of the British army and stories of the brave deeds which won the prize For valour Ed by S O Beeton written by Victoria cross and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Brave British Soldiers and the Victoria Cross written by Samuel Orchart Beeton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-12 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Brave British Soldiers and the Victoria Cross: A General Account of the Regiments and Men of the British Army, and Stories of the Brave Deeds Which Won the Prize "for Valour" His book is written for Boys. The majority of the articles were expressly prepared for the Boys' Own Magazine, and the interest which their appearance excited, coupled with the favourable notices they won. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Brave British Soldiers and the Victoria Cross written by Samuel Orchart Beeton and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Brave British Soldiers and the Victoria Cross written by Samuel Orchart Beeton and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Our Soldiers and the Victoria Cross a General Account of the Regiments and Men of the British Army written by Victoria Cross and published by Franklin Classics Trade Press. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Our Soldiers and the Victoria Cross written by Samuel Orchart Beeton and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-09 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Brave British Soldiers and the Victoria Cross a General Account of the Regiments and Men of the British Army written by Samuel Orchart Beeton and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-03 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the leading thought in this book about Soldiers--it is meant to keep alive the bravery of youth in the experience of manhood. The editor of the book is very sensible of the incompleteness of the work. He knows that it is defective in many places, but it is honest. A good many of the papers were written by one who was then far away on a foreign station doing brave service; some of the papers are the work of dead hands. The articles have been put together as carefully as circumstances would allow, but there has been an anxious care on the Editor's part to retouch as little as possible the work of absent contributors. He offers the book to the Boys of England--not as the best piece of work that can be done--but as a volume they will read with delight and keep as a souvenir of pleasant hours. He is of opinion that anything which helps to make Boys more in love with true courage is good work done--he believes that bravery excites bravery, just as iron sharpeneth iron; and so he has confidence in this book being useful--a record of brave deeds that shall make its readers echo the words of King Harry.
Download or read book Victoria s Cross written by Gary Mead and published by Atlantic Books (UK). This book was released on 2016-04-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This controversial book, by one of the UK's finest military historians, reveals the squalid truth about Britain's highest military honor, exposing a shameful history of racism, misogyny, and political expediency. When 25-year old Private Johnson Beharry won the Victoria Cross in 2005 for bravery under fire in Iraq, he was the first person to win Britain's highest military honor since the Falklands war in 1982 and the first living recipient since 1969, when two Australians were given the award for action in Vietnam. Born out of the squalor of the Crimean War in 1856 and the fragility of the monarchy at that time, the VC's prestige is such that it takes precedence over all other orders and medals in Britain. But while many books have been written about specific aspects of the VC and its recipients, none have asked why so many brave men who deserved the medal were denied it, and why no women have ever been awarded the VC, even though they are entitled. Military historian Gary Mead's vivid and balanced account of the VC's life and times exposes the hypocrisy behind one of the UK's last sacred cows, and explores its role as a barometer for the shifting sands of political and social change during the last 150 years.
Download or read book Our Soldiers and the Victoria Cross written by S. O. Beeton and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Victoria Cross Wars written by Brian Best and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2017-03-30 with total page 599 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British Empire at its height stretched around the globe. From Asia to the Americas, scores of countries were conquered or assimilated into the greatest commonwealth of nations in history. Many of these countries were won, and held, at the point of the bayonet, and British soldiers and sailors fought long and hard campaigns in deserts, mountains and jungles to maintain and expand the Empire. Fighting, though, means bloodshed; it also means bravery. Victoria Crosses were awarded in operations against Persia, Abyssinia and China, in New Zealand, Burma and Sudan, in the Perak War, the Andaman Islands Expedition and the Mashona Rebellion to name but a few of the forty-four different campaigns of the colonial era.The Victoria Cross Wars explains Britains involvement in these little-known and forgotten campaigns and details the battles and engagements that resulted in the granting of the most highly regarded award for valor in the face of the enemy. The greater conflicts of the twentieth century receive due treatment as do more recent operations in the troubled parts of the world.A total of 1,358 VCs have been awarded since the cross of valor was first instituted in 1855, the latest of which was announced in February 2015. The stories behind the awarding of these medals have been repeated in countless anthologies but The Victoria Cross Wars explains not just what the men did, but why they were there and what they were fighting for.
Download or read book Unrewarded Courage written by Brian Best and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Victoria Cross is the most exclusive and prestigious of all gallantry awards. In order to retain this exclusivity, the standard of courage, endeavor or sacrifice required for a recommendation to be accepted for the award of the VC must be of the highest possible order. This has meant that many extremely courageous acts have failed to be rewarded with the VC, even though they appear to be just as remarkable in the level of danger and daring as some of those which were accepted for the medal. The reason for this, is that the awarding of the VC, indeed even the acknowledgment from a commanding officer that an individual’s action merits submission to the selection board, is entirely subjective. What one general might consider to be of exceptional valor might be regarded by another senior officer as merely a soldier carrying out his duty. When Trooper Clement Roberts rode into the thick of battle in South Africa to rescue a young war reporter who had been thrown from his horse, little did he know that he was saving the life of Britain’s future wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. Recommended for the VC, Roberts was eventually awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Similarly, following the airborne operation at Arnhem in the Second World War, Captain Michael Dauncey was recommended by three other officers for the award of the Victoria Cross. These appeals, however, were rejected. The reasons behind the failure to award Lieutenant Colonel Paddy Mayne, a member of 1st SAS Regiment, the VC, despite repeated calls for his actions to be recognized in such a manner, was the subject of an Early Day Motion put before the House of Commons as recently as June 2005. Following the airborne operation at Arnhem in the Second World War, Captain Michael Dauncey was recommended by three other officers for the award of the Victoria Cross. These appeals, however, were rejected. The reasons behind the failure to award Lieutenant Colonel Paddy Mayne, a member of 1st SAS Regiment, the VC, despite repeated calls for his actions to be recognized in such a manner, was the subject of an Early Day Motion put before the House of Commons as recently as June 2005. In this revealing and unique analysis of actions that did not result in the award of the VC, despite recommendations to this effect, Brian Best has highlighted the uneven decisions made throughout the decades and in campaigns around the globe, that led to some men becoming national heroes and others, equally courageous, being merely footnotes in history.
Download or read book Our Soldiers and the Victoria Cross written by Beeton Samuel Orchart 1831-1877 and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Download or read book Our Soldiers and the Victoria Cross written by S. O. Beeton and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria s Reign written by William Henry Giles Kingston and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-16 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Our Soldiers: Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign" by William Henry Giles Kingston. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Download or read book Supreme Courage written by Peter de la Billiere and published by Abacus. This book was released on 2011-02-03 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Billière 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 Billière 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 pauper's grave. Extraordinary and intensely moving, SUPREME COURAGE is a thrilling addition to the literature of war, and a unique and magnificent monument to heroism.
