George Cross Heroes

by Michael Ashcroft

In a broadcast to the nation in September 1940 King George VI announced the institution of the George Cross - a civilian equivalent of the Victoria Cross awarded to recognize the many acts of supreme gallantry being performed outside of the battlefield.

From Thomas Alderson, the first recipient of the medal, who heroically rescued several people from trapped houses during one terrible Blitz night, to Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher, who threw...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0755360842
• ISBN13: 9780755360840
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Headline
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.1" x 7.7"