Victoria cross heroes of world war one: 628 extraordinary stories of valour

R$ 370,90

Sinopse

For the first time all 627 WWI Victoria Cross winners are portrayed in photographs as well as their actions recounted. Contemporary facsimile newspaper extracts reveal how the world first learned of their heroic exploits. A definitive illustrated history of WWI winners of Britain's highest military accolade for valour. Detailed accounts of extraordinary feats of bravery included in a full account of all the theatres of war. To add context to the recipients deeds maps show locations of the heroic actions and contemporaneous facsimiles showing how news was reported at the time.The narrative also gives detailed accounts of the lives led by the survivors after the war.

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Autor: Robert Hamilton