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Book SynopsisA graduate of Cambridge and Edinburgh Universities and a former Alistair Horne Fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford,
Roderick Bailey is a historian attached to the Imperial War Museum. He is the author of
Forgotten Voices of D-Day,
Forgotten Voices of the Secret War, which was a
Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller, and the acclaimed
The Wildest Province: SOE in the Land of the Eagle.
Trade ReviewThis profound study by Roderick Bailey goes a long way to identifying the common characteristics of the bravest of the brave ... Here is a testament to what is good about humankind against the backdrop of what can be the worst. The abiding thought with which the reader is left is one of hope; that adversity can indeed bring out the best in us. These "Forgotten Voices" are eloquent in proclaiming this enduring truth -- General Sir Richard Dannatt, from the Introduction
A significant and important book ... Over the last 45 years I have read hundreds of VC books but this volume has a unique place because of the "voices" of the VCs themselves ... Highly recommended and should be read by anyone with an interest in the VC * Victoria Cross Society *
