Book description
This ebook edition contains the full text version as per the book.
Doesn't include original photographic and illustrated material. VICTORIA
CROSS HEROES tells the stories of over 150 individuals whose bravery has
earned them the Victoria Cross, Britain's most prestigious medal for
courage in action. The book is introduced by Michael Ashcroft, who owns
over ten per cent of all VCs ever awarded. He explains the history of
the medal and the story of his fascination with it. The main text of the
book tells the stories of both those recipients whose medals are in his
collection and those whose stories featured in the television series.
Each chapter covers a different conflict, from the Crimean War to Iraq.
Lord Ashcroft, KCMG, is an international businessman, author and
philanthropist. He has a life-long interest in bravery and gallantry
medals. His collection of Victoria Crosses - the largest in the world -
and George Crosses can be seen in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery, alongside
other similar decorations owned by, or in the care of, the Imperial War
Museum in London. He is also a Trustee of the Imperial War Museum
Foundation Ltd, Vice Patron of the Intelligence Corps Museum and a
principal benefactor to the Bomber Command Memorial, donating £1
million to the cause. Heroes of the Skies is Lord Ashcroft's eighth
book, and the fourth in his widely acclaimed 'heroes' series, which tell
the stories of acts of bravery that have inspired him. The author's
royalties from each of his books on gallantry have been donated to
military charities.
