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Derek Hunt

Beyond the Legend

Bill Speakman VC

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Beyond the Legend is the authorised biography of William (Bill) Speakman,who was awarded one of only four Victoria Crosses for action in the Korean War. It covers his sometimes controversial life, from his childhood in Altrincham, Cheshire, to his later life in South Africa - about which little has been known previously. Authors Derek Hunt and John Mulholland also explore the myth of the 'beer bottle VC' (in which Speakman was said to have fended off the Chinese Communist Army by throwing empty beer bottles at them after they ran out of grenades), bringing to light what really happened on United Hill in November 1951. Speakman held the attack… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Mulholland, John
  • ISBN: 978-0-7524-9734-1
  • EAN: 9780752497341
  • Produktnummer: 15629788
  • Verlag: The History Press
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
  • Seitenangabe: 192 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 2'402 KB

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