Roderick Bailey: 3 books
Forgotten Voices of D-Day
A Powerful New History of the Normandy Landings in the Words of Those Who Were There
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2010
6 June 1944: the day Allied forces crossed the Channel and began fighting their way into Nazi-occupied Northwest Europe. Initiated by airborne units and covered by air and naval bombardment, the Normandy landings were the most ambitious combined airborne and amphibious assault ever attempted. Their...
Forgotten Voices of the Secret War
An Inside History of Special Operations in the Second World War
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2008
'The Gestapo kept me three days in this interrogation house. They especially wanted to know what I did after my escape, and precise things on the organisation of the SOE. And just for fun I suspect, because I had really not much to tell them, they pulled one of my toenails out...' - Robert Sheppard,...
by Roderick Bailey, The Imperial War Museum
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2010
The Victoria Cross is one of the worlds most famous medals. It was introduced by Queen Victoria in 1856 for most conspicuous bravery, or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice, or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy, and has been awarded only 1,358 times.
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