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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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'A fascinating study of the construction of heroism and martial virtue refracted through the evolution of the Victoria Cross. Smith analyses the complex interactions between civilian culture, governmental and military policy and the advent of industrial warfare in determining the standards of heroism required for the highest formal recognition. Along the way he reveals much about the evolution of the British Army, especially between the Crimean and the end of the Great War, and of the expectations held of it by government, public and its own members. Highly recommended.' - Professor Jeffrey Grey, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, Australia.
'Dr Smith has produced an interesting and important book that has done much to rescue the history of the VC from the attentions of amateur historians.' - Contemporary British History
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Awarded for Valour
Book Subtitle: A History of the Victoria Cross and the Evolution of British Heroism
Authors: Melvin Charles Smith
Series Title: Studies in Military and Strategic History
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230583351
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-54705-6Published: 23 June 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-36136-6Published: 01 January 2008
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-58335-1Published: 23 June 2008
Series ISSN: 2947-2423
Series E-ISSN: 2947-2431
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 281
Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, Cultural History, History of Military, Social History, Modern History