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List of Tables vi
Acknowledgements vii
Introduction: The Forgotten Hero 1
'I've broken my arm, Dick, but never mind me now': The Hero in Victorian Popular Mythology 5
The Institutionalization of Heroism in Britain 26
Teething Problems, 1856-1867 43
Big Implications from Small Wars: The Imperial Vision of Heroism, 1860-1911 74
Fifty Years On: A Half-Century of Heroism 94
1914: The Last Stand of the Thin Red Line 110
The Middle Parts of Fortune: Heroism in Evolution, 1915-1916 132
'Courage isn't what it used to be': Herosim Emerges from the Great War, 1917-1918 152
The Hero Comes Home from the War: The Institutionalization of Modern Heroism 165
Conclusion: The New Hero in Action, 1940-2006 185
The Victoria Cross Warrants 207
Notes 230
Bibliography 263
Index 276
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