Bravery Awards for Aerial Combat : Stories behind the award of the CGM (Flying)

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cooper, Alan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Royal Air Force--Awards.

Great Britain.

Great Britain. Royal Air Force--Non-commissioned officers--Medals, badges, decorations, etc.

Great Britain. Royal Air Force--Biography.

Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying).

Military decorations--Great Britain.

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British.

World War, 1939-1945--Medals--Great Britain.

World War, 1939-1945.

Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying)--Aerial operations, British--Great Britain.

Military decorations.

Local Subjects:

Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying).

Great Britain. Royal Air Force--Awards.

Great Britain. Royal Air Force--Biography.

Great Britain. Royal Air Force--Non-commissioned officers--Medals, badges, decorations, etc.

Military decorations--Great Britain.

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British.

World War, 1939-1945--Medals--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Pen and Sword, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first recipient was Flight Sergeant Leslie Wallace, a wireless operator with 83 Squadron, who extinguished a major fire in his Lancaster and despite his severe wounds returned to his radio until the crippled aircraft returned to England. The final CGM was awarded to Flight Sergeant John Couglan in Vietnam, when he assisted boarding casualties in the face of heavy fire from the Vietcong. In between there are a host of tales that recount incredible feats of courage.Lengthy appendices list recipients of the medal and other statistics concerning the award.

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Dedication""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""CHAPTER ONE - For Conspicuous Gallantry""; ""CHAPTER TWO - First Awards""; ""CHAPTER THREE - Bomber Command � Spring 1943""; ""CHAPTER FOUR - High Endeavour""; ""CHAPTER FIVE - The Men of Coastal Command""; ""CHAPTER SIX - The Night Raiders""; ""CHAPTER SEVEN - Bomber Command Autumn 1943""; ""CHAPTER EIGHT - The Battle of Berlin""; ""CHAPTER NINE - Middle East Heroes""; ""CHAPTER TEN - Build-up to Invasion""; ""CHAPTER ELEVEN - By Night and Day""; ""CHAPTER TWELVE - Above and beyond . . .""

""CHAPTER THIRTEEN - The Final Assault""""CHAPTER FOURTEEN - Far East, Final Europe and Vietnam""; ""APPENDIX A - Text of HM King George VI�s formal approval of the CGM""; ""APPENDIX B - Recipients of the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal""; ""APPENDIX C - Conspicious Gallantry Awards by crew category""; ""APPENDIX D - CGMs awarded""; ""APPENDIX E - Other Awards to Holders of the CGM""; ""APPENDIX F - CGMs awarded by aircraft types""; ""APPENDIX G - CGMs awarded by squadrons""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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ISBN:

9781783401727

1783401729

9781783409006

1783409002

OCLC:

854974742