Heart of a Dragon: The VCs of Wales and the Welsh Regiments 1854-1902.

Wrexham: Bridge Books.. As New in As New dust jacket. 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1844940276 . A NEW, MINT, A4-sized hardback book, entirely unmarked and unworn - never read - a Gift Quality item. FINE Burgundy-red cloth boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's FINE pictorial dustjacket. 229 pages. Illustrated with over 400 photographs, prints, drawings and documents. Contents cover - List of the VCs of Wales & the Welsh Regiments, Outline of the Defence of Rorke's Drift 22/23 January 1879, Appendices of associated VCs, Bibliography, illustrated with numerous monochrome illustrations throughout. " Heart of a Dragon... Is an in-depth examination of the details of a number of individual VC actions & other significant events in the lives of the men concerned. The 39 men who appear in this volume (covering the period 1854-1902) are not all Welshmen, but they were either born in Wales, died in Wales, had Welsh parents or gained the Victoria Cross for action whilst serving with a regiment that is today associated with Wales. Each entry contains full biographical details of the recipient & an analysis of his VC action. In addition, biographical details of a further nine men who have a more tenuous link with the principality are included in the Appendices. Amongst the men included here are the earliest award to a soldier (O'Connor) , the first man to be decorated with the Victoria Cross (Raby) , possibly the first man to be nominated twice for the award (Rowlands) , the famed defenders of Rorke's Drift, the controversial awards made for an action in the Andaman Islands and the last man to be decorated by Queen Victoria (Ward). This volume shows as many facets of each man's life as possible. Many of these illustrations have never previously been published. Heart of a Dragon is possibly the most comprehensive study of a group of Victoria Cross recipients ever published. A pristine copy. Originally published at £30. GIFT QUALITY. See Images. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .