Extraordinary Heroes

THE VICTORIA AND GEORGE CROSSES ARE THE HIGHEST MILITARY AND CIVIL DECORATIONS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, AWARDED FOR GALLANTRY. THE VICTORIA CROSS, INTRODUCED IN 1856, IS AWARDED TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF VARIOUS COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES FOR VALOUR IN THE FACE OF THE ENEMY, WHILE THE GEORGE CROSS WAS INTRODUCED DURING WORLD WAR II SO THAT CIVILIANS COULD ALSO BE AWARDED FOR ACTS OF HEROISM, OR CONSPICUOUS COURAGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES OF EXTREME DANGER. THIS FULLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK CONTAINS THE STORIES OF OVER 80 RECIPIENTS: A MIXTURE OF INDIVIDUALS - INCLUDING MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES - WHO PERFORMED THEIR ACTS OF HEROISM ACROSS THE LAST CENTURY AND A HALF.