Descriere 21st Century Courage Stirring Stories Of Modern British Heroes

BRITISH & IRISH HISTORY: POSTWAR, FROM C 1945 -. 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 the cases cited have been awarded gallantry medals by the British government since 2000. In the past, 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 world, and the real heroes of modern British society. 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.