Awarded for Valour: A History of the Victoria Cross and the Evolution of British Heroism by Smith, M.

Awarded for Valour: A History of the Victoria Cross and the Evolution of British Heroism (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780230547056)

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Awarded for Valour: A History of the Victoria Cross and the Evolution of British Heroism by Smith, M.

Awarded for Valour: A History of the Victoria Cross and the Evolution of British Heroism

$48.00
Awarded for Valour: A History of the Victoria Cross and the Evolution of British Heroism by Smith, M.

Awarded for Valour: A History of the Victoria Cross and the Evolution of British Heroism

$48.00
Format: Hardcover
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Based on primary source research, this is the most comprehensive history of the Victoria Cross available, tracing the evolution of the award from its inception in 1856 to the most recent bestowals. The study also examines the evolution of the concept of heroism and how the definition of heroism changed along with the nature of warfare.

Author: M. Smith
ISBN-10: 0230547052
ISBN-13: 9780230547056
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 06/23/2008
Pages: 281
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 08/15/2008 pg. 16
By M. Smith
By M. Smith
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MELVIN CHARLES SMITH has taught at a variety of institutions, holding appointments at West Carolina University, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, the United States Millitary Academy at West Point, and Texas A&M International University. He is currently in a tenure-track position with the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky, USA.

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