Yorkshire VCs

by Alan Whitworth

Overview

Today the Victoria Cross remains the supreme British award for bravery. It takes precedence over all other awards and decorations. During its 160-year history, since the first of these medals were given for gallantry during the Crimean War in the 1850s, 1,357 have been won, and no less than 69 of them have gone to Yorkshiremen. Alan Whitworth, in this carefully researched and revealing account, describes in graphic detail the exploits and the lives of this elite group of heroes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781399078443
Publisher:	Pen and Sword
Publication date:	12/30/2024
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x (d)

About the Author

Alan Whitworth is an author and historian.

Editorial Reviews

"Here is another excellently researched and produced book about regional recipients of the VC. Here we read about the 69 Yorkshiremen who have been awarded the Cross."

Victoria Cross Society