Yorkshire VCs
Download or Read eBook Yorkshire VCs PDF written by Alan Whitworth and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2012-10-24 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Alan Whitworth |
Publisher | : Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages | : 503 |
Release | : 2012-10-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781781599020 |
ISBN-13 | : 1781599025 |
Rating | : 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Yorkshire VCs by : Alan Whitworth
Book excerpt: Today the Victoria Cross remains the supreme British award for bravery. It takes precedence over all other awards and decorations. During its 160-year history, since the first of these medals were given for gallantry during the Crimean War in the 1850's, 1,357 have been won, and no less than 69 of them have gone to Yorkshiremen. Alan Whitworth, in this carefully researched and revealing account, describes in graphic detail the exploits and the lives of this elite group of heroes.