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Pen and Sword Military, 2019-08-29. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.0236 9.4094 6.4961.

Pen and Sword Military, 2019-08-29. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.0236 9.4094 6.4961.

Paperback. Very Good.

Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military, 2019. This is an unread book but the top tips of the boards have been bumped. What is the nature of courage, how and when should it be recognized, and how has our appreciation of it changed? These are among the questions Granville Allen Mawer seeks to answer in this absorbing study of the history of the Victoria Cross, the highest award in the British honours system for gallantry in the presence of the enemy. His is the first analytical account of the institution of the Victoria Cross, and it is a fascinating study of the ethics of rewarding bravery. It explores in dispassionate detail the thinking behind the creation of the award, the reasons why individual awards were given and how, over the last 160 years, the system has developed and changed. Using vivid and carefully selected examples, he compares individual actions that led to a Victoria Cross and considers the circumstances in which they took place and the reasons given for making the award. So many factors… Read More