The forgotten VCs: the Victoria Crosses of the war in the Far East during WW2

Fought amid the most challenging terrain of any theatre during the Second World War, the campaign in the Far East saw heroic actions against the unyielding Japanese that resulted in the awarding of more than forty Victoria Crosses - greater than a fifth of all the VCs of the war. Such actions includ...

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1. Verfasser: Best, Brian 1941- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Frontline Books 2018
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Zusammenfassung:Fought amid the most challenging terrain of any theatre during the Second World War, the campaign in the Far East saw heroic actions against the unyielding Japanese that resulted in the awarding of more than forty Victoria Crosses - greater than a fifth of all the VCs of the war. Such actions include that of Major Frank Blaker, whose battalion of the Gurkha Rifles was held up by Japanese machine-guns on 9 July 1944. After climbing for five hours up a 2,100-foot hill, Blaker crawled on his hands and knees through dense jungle alone until he was close enough to stand up and charge the strong enemy position
Beschreibung:xi, 196 Seiten Illustrationen, Porträts
ISBN:9781526717979

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