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Victoria Cross, 08 дек. 2023

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ArticleWel­come

Edit­ing a pub­lic­a­tion of this nature which sets out to tell the story of the Vic­toria Cross as com­pre­hens­ively as pos­sible can only be described as both chal­len­ging and poten­tially invi­di­ous. But it was also a reward­ing one. As an award...

Wel­come

ArticleANDY SAUNDERS – EDITOR

Andy has been involved in mil­it­ary his­tory for almost 50 years and is well-known in his­toric avi­ation circles. He pre­vi­ously edited other mil­it­ary his­tory magazines, was founder and first cur­ator of the lead­ing UK avi­ation museum at former...

ANDY SAUNDERS – EDITOR

ArticleFore­word

A fore­word from Lord Ash­croft, a lead­ing cham­pion of Vic­toria Cross bravery.

Fore­word

ArticleThe First Avi­ator VC

Avi­ation was in its infancy when war broke out, the first air VC not long in com­ing after a dar­ing bomb­ing attack.

The First Avi­ator VC

ArticleThe Demon of Mafek­ing

One officer showed out­stand­ing valour on three occa­sions and earned a VC and the nick­name of ‘Demon’, but he was later killed in the First World War.

The Demon of Mafek­ing

ArticlePlucky Action

The war was in its early stages when a naval officer led a raid against ship­ping in an East African port, earn­ing the first naval VC of the con­flict.

Plucky Action

ArticleFirst Indian VC

Until 1911, eth­nic Indi­ans were ineligible for a VC, the first not awar­ded until 1914 to a Sepoy on the West­ern Front.

First Indian VC

Article“The Best Eng­lish Fly­ing Man”

As the first Brit­ish ace to become a national hero, a posthum­ous VC. was awar­ded to Albert Ball when he was killed

“The Best Eng­lish Fly­ing Man”