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ISBN: 1526730774 9781526730770 9781526730763 1526730766 Year: 2021 Publisher: England : Frontline Books,
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It was the events of the Crimean War that changed everything. Until that time, those serving in Britain's army or navy had been expected to do their duty without thought of recognition or reward, particularly the men in the lower ranks. Fueled by reports from the first ever war correspondents, which were read by an increasingly literate public, the mumblings of discontent over how the gallantry and valor of the ordinary man was recognized rapidly grew into a national outcry. Questions were asked in Parliament, answers were demanded by the press - why were the heroes of the Alma, Inkerman and the Charge of the Light Brigade not being officially acknowledged? Something had to be done. That something was the introduction of an award that would be of such prestige it would be sought by all men from the most junior private to a Field Marshal. It would be the highest possible award for valor in the face of the enemy and it bore the name of the Queen for whom the men fought - The Victoria Cross. Since the VC was instituted in January 1856, it has been awarded 1,358 times to 1,355 individual recipients. Those men were thrown into wars and campaigns around the globe, from the seas and skies around the UK to the deserts of Africa and the sweltering jungles of the Far East. The two world wars saw the most VCs awarded - 628 in the First and 182 in the Second. Only fifteen medals, eleven to members of the British Army, and four to the Australian Army, have been awarded since the Second World War. In this highly-illustrated work, the renowned Victoria Cross historian and author Brian Best examines the introduction and evolution of the VC, along with some of the fascinating individuals and remarkable acts of valor associated with it, through an intriguing collection of 100 objects.
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ISBN: 0813945747 Year: 2021 Publisher: Charlottesville ; London : University of Virginia Press,
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"An anthology of writings by women on war. Tells the stories of those who struggle on the margins of armed conflict or who attempt to rebuild their lives after a war, giving voice to the experiences of the mothers, sisters, friends, children, and victims of those who fight, as well as to female combatants. Includes fiction, poetry, drama, reportage, and other forms of nonfiction"--
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ISBN: 1848880359 Year: 2010 Publisher: Oxford, England : Inter-Disciplinary Press,
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ISBN: 1848882963 Year: 2019 Publisher: Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, Massachusetts : Brill,
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Year: 2017 Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Great Neck Publishing,
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ISBN: 3830540027 9783830540021 9783830538806 Year: 2018 Publisher: Berlin : BWV Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag,
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Year: 2017 Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Great Neck Publishing,
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ISBN: 1634635787 9781634635783 9781634635707 1634635701 Year: 2015 Publisher: New York, [New York] : Nova Science Publishers, Inc.,
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War describes a situation of armed conflict between two or more parties. There are several ways in which we can classify wars. The major division in the academic literature is between interstate wars and civil wars. The former is fought out between two or more states; the latter between groups belonging to the same state. There exists a vast literature, a large part of it quantitative, on both types of conflict. The majority of wars are civil wars. This book introduces the reader to the concept of war, and also to the different schools of thought as well as to the research methods pertaining t
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Year: 2017 Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Great Neck Publishing,
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ISBN: 1280655739 0875861830 9780875861838 9781280655739 1892941945 9781892941947 9781892941947 Year: 2002 Publisher: New York : Algora Publishing,
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""War's origins are complex: they are found in the nebulous systems of thoughts generated in cultures over time. But while reason and explication can unravel those origins - and explain why man wages war - the task of abolishing war can never be completed
War (Philosophy) --- War --- Philosophy
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