| ISBN |
9781742235424 |
| Author |
Blanch, Craig (author.) |
| Title |
For valour : Australians awarded the Victoria Cross / Craig Blanch & Aaron Pegram ; foreword: Daniel Keighran ; preface: Brendan Nelson. |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Sydney, New South Wales : NewSouth Publishing, 2018. |
| ©2018. |
| Description |
ix, 501 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-494) and index. |
| Summary |
For Valour tells the remarkable stories of the 100 Australians who have been awarded the Victoria Cross for exceptional acts of bravery and self-sacrifice in battle. From Captain Neville Howse of the New South Wales Army Medical Corps in 1900 to Corporal Cameron Baird of the 2nd Commando Regiment in 2013, heroic actions in the Boer War appear alongside those from the First World War, North Russia, the Second World War, Vietnam and Afghanistan. Vivid descriptions of events on the battlefield are matched wit biographical profiles of each of the recipients to provide insights into their lives outside wartime service. With a foreword from Daniel Keighran VC, new archival research and striking photographs and artworks from the Australian War Memorial, For Valour commemorates the servicemen who have been awarded the military's highest honour. |
| Subjects |
Australia. -- Australian Army -- Medals, badges, decorations, etc |
| Australia. -- Australian Army -- Biography |
| Military ceremonies, honours and salutes -- Australia |
| Medals -- Australia -- History |
| Heroes -- Australia -- Biography |
| Military decorations -- Australia -- History |
| Victoria Cross -- Biography |
| Soldiers -- Australia -- Biography |
| Victoria Cross -- History |
| Armed Forces -- Biography |
| Other Authors &/or Associated Persons |
Pegram, Aaron (author.) |
| Keighran, Daniel (writer of introduction.) |
| Nelson, Brendan, 1958- (writer of preface.) |
| Other Corporate Bodies |
Australian War Memorial |
| Call number |
2018.494 |
