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Beskrivning
Describes 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.
Peter 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.
Innehållsförteckning
The 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 Index