George Cross heroes /
by Ashcroft, Michael A.
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BookPublisher: London : Headline Review, 2010Description: xix, 389 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. (some col.) ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780755360826 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 355.134 ASHSubject(s): George Cross -- History | Heroes -- Commonwealth countries -- Biography | Biography | History | Land forces & warfare | United Kingdom, Great Britain | 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999 | True stories of heroism, endurance & survival | European history | Genealogy, heraldry, names & honours | General & world historySummary: On 23 September 1940, as a response to the changing nature of conflict that the Second World War had brought about, George VI announced the creation of the George Cross. Michael Ashcroft tells the stories of all 161 recipients of the George Cross since 1940, allowing us to remember those who have risked their lives for the sake of others. In a broadcast to the nation in September 1940 King George VI announced the institution of the George Cross - a civilian equivalent of the Victoria Cross awarded to recognize the many acts of supreme gallantry being performed outside of the battlefield. From Thomas Alderson, the first recipient of the medal, who heroically rescued several people from trapped houses during one terrible Blitz night, to Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher, who threw himself onto a live grenade in the Helmand province to save the lives of his comrades (and somehow survived), to Barbara Harrison, an air stewardess who died in 1968 after helping many passengers escape from an onboard fire, this book tells the amazing stories of everyone of the George Cross's 159 direct recipients. GEORGE CROSS HEROES pays tribute to the extraordinary courage displayed by so many of the commonwealth's men and women in so many incredible situations over the last 70 years.
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On 23 September 1940, as a response to the changing nature of conflict that the Second World War had brought about, George VI announced the creation of the George Cross. Michael Ashcroft tells the stories of all 161 recipients of the George Cross since 1940, allowing us to remember those who have risked their lives for the sake of others. In a broadcast to the nation in September 1940 King George VI announced the institution of the George Cross - a civilian equivalent of the Victoria Cross awarded to recognize the many acts of supreme gallantry being performed outside of the battlefield. From Thomas Alderson, the first recipient of the medal, who heroically rescued several people from trapped houses during one terrible Blitz night, to Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher, who threw himself onto a live grenade in the Helmand province to save the lives of his comrades (and somehow survived), to Barbara Harrison, an air stewardess who died in 1968 after helping many passengers escape from an onboard fire, this book tells the amazing stories of everyone of the George Cross's 159 direct recipients. GEORGE CROSS HEROES pays tribute to the extraordinary courage displayed by so many of the commonwealth's men and women in so many incredible situations over the last 70 years.
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