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21st Century Courage

Door Mark Felton

Categorie
Algemeen Militaria
Boeknummer
#211834
Titel
21st Century Courage. Stirring Stories of Modern British Heroes
Auteur
Felton, Mark
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Pen & Sword Books Ltd., London
Jaar van uitgave
2010
ISBN10
184884073X
ISBN13
9781848840737
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting
The book examines examples of outstanding courage exhibited by people living in modern Britain. These include British servicemen and servicewomen serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, police officers, and ordinary civilians in Britain and around the world. All of the cases cited have been awarded gallantry medals by the British government since 2000. The purpose of the book is to inspire modern British people. In the past, the heroes of Empire were well-known and respected, but since the Second World War people have tended to associate heroism with celebrity instead. We hear footballers and actors described as 'heroes', and this demeans the word, and the real heroes of modern British society. The generations that fought the First and Second World Wars have often been held up as the greatest gen... (Lees verder)erations of British people. This book shows Britons that the kind of grit, determination, courage and willingness to 'have a go' exhibited by previous generations are as alive now as they ever were, and heroes can come from all walks of life and all ethnic groups in modern Britain. Mark Felton is a lecturer at Shanghai University. His previous titles with Pen and Sword include The Real Tenko, Slaughter At Sea, The Coolie Generals, Final Betrayal, Japan's Gestapo and Yanagi.
Pagina's
193
Conditie
Nieuw
Prijs
€ 10,00

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