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**2019 Nib Military History Prize Finalist** For Valour tells the remarkable stories of the 100Australians who have been awarded the Victoria Cross for exceptional acts ofbravery and self-sacrifice in battle. From Captain Neville Howse of the NewSouth Wales Army Medical Corps in 1900 to Corporal Cameron Baird of the 2ndCommando Regiment in 2013, heroic actions in the Boer War appear alongsidethose from the First World War, North Russia, the Second World War, Vietnam andAfghanistan. Vivid descriptions of events on the battlefield are matched withbiographical profiles of each of the recipients to provide insights into theirlives outside wartime service. With a foreword from Daniel Keighran VC, new archivalresearch and striking photographs and artworks from the Australian WarMemorial, For Valour commemorates the servicemen who have been awardedthe military's highest honour. 'For Valour commemorates the extraordinary actions and character thatthe Victoria Cross honours. Vital leadership in times of mortal danger.Rescuing comrades at the risk of one's own life. Standing fast againstoverwhelming odds.' - Dame Quentin Bryce 'Fine writing and a fitting tribute.' - Good Weekend Magazine

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`For Valour commemorates the extraordinary actions and characterthat the Victoria Cross honours. Vital leadership in times of mortal danger. Rescuing comrades at the risk of one's own life. Standing fast against overwhelming odds. It is right that we recognise these transcendent human qualities; that we draw courage and inspiration from them; that they are our touchstones and our source of eternal hope.' - Dame Quentin Bryce

'For Valour commemorates the extraordinary actions and characterthat the Victoria Cross honours. Vital leadership in times of mortal danger. Rescuing comrades at the risk of one's own life. Standing fast against overwhelming odds. It is right that we recognise these transcendent human qualities; that we draw courage and inspiration from them; that they are our touchstones and our source of eternal hope.' - Dame Quentin Bryce

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Aaron Pegram is a senior historian in the Military History Section at the Australian War Memorial. He is an authority on the First World War and has worked on a number of major exhibitions, been the tour leader and historical guide for battlefield tours to the Western Front, and published widely on Australian military history. He has a BA (Hons) from Charles Sturt University and a PhD from the Australian National University. Craig Blanch, an Honours graduate from Wollongong University, is a curator at the Australian War Memorial, and one of the organisation’s foremost authorities on the Victoria Cross. He worked on the redevelopment of the Hall of Valour in 2010 and works closely with the Memorial’s Victoria Cross collection.

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