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

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Awarded for Valour: A History of the Victoria Cross and the Evolution of the British Concept of Heroism, Based on primary source research, Awarded for Valour 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 in the twenty-first century. The stud, Awarded for Valour: A History of the Victoria Cross and the Evolution of the British Concept of Heroism
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  • Awarded for Valour: A History of the Victoria Cross and the Evolution of the British Concept of Heroism
  • Written by author Melvin Charles Smith
  • Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 6/23/2008
  • Based on primary source research, Awarded for Valour 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 in the twenty-first century. The stud
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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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