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OverviewDescribes and illustrates many of the medals, including the Victoria Cross award, and the men and women who have been awarded them together with the award citations which are always remarkable and sometimes astounding. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter DuckersPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Shire Publications Volume: 4 Dimensions: Width: 14.90cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.196kg ISBN: 9780747806356ISBN 10: 0747806357 Pages: 72 Publication Date: 01 October 2005 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Language: English Table of ContentsThe origins of gallantry awards The introduction of a standardised system of reward The impact of the Russian War, 1854-6 The creation of the Victoria Cross Description of the Victoria Cross Major changes to Victoria Cross Warrants The Victoria Cross by campaign Examples of citations A Victoria Cross miscellany Further reading Places to visit Other useful information IndexReviewsAuthor InformationPeter Duckers has been a collector of British campaign and gallantry medals for thirty-five years and now specialises in awards to the Indian Army. He has written numerous magazine and journal articles about medals and is a Fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society, a member of the Orders and Medals Research Society and the Indian Military Historical Society. He is curator of the Shropshire Regimental Museum in Shrewsbury Castle. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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