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Eric Harden was the only British army medic to be awarded the nation’s highest honour for battlefield bravery during the Second World War and remains the only rank and file member of the Royal Army Medical Corps to be recognised by the award of the Victoria Cross. As a pre-war member of the St John Ambulance, he saw service during the 1940-41 Blitz and later volunteered for the Commandos, under-going the same rigorous training as the fighting men before being attached to 45 Royal Marine Commando. He landed with his unit on D-Day and was involved in some of the fiercest fighting of the Normandy campaign. During a bitter battle on the Dutch-German border, Harden, known throughout his unit as Doc, was killed saving the lives of wounded men trapped in no-man’s land. Commenting on the posthumous award in a speech to the House of Commons, the Secretary of State for War, the Rt Hon James Grigg was sufficiently moved by his selfless actions to say: “I do not remember ever reading anything more heroic.”
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Stephen Snelling is a senior journalist with Eastern Counties Newspapers, based in Norwich. He has also written several other titles in the VCs of the First World War series: Naval VCs, Air VCs, and Passchendaele. Stephen is a member of the Military Historical Society and the Gallipoli Association.
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Condition: As New. : Commando Medic: Doc Harden VC es una biografía escrita por Stephen Snelling que narra la historia de Eric Harden, el único médico del ejército británico en recibir la más alta condecoración por su valentía en el campo de batalla durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Harden, miembro de la St John Ambulance antes de la guerra, sirvió durante el Blitz de 1940-41 y luego se ofreció como voluntario para los Comandos, donde recibió el mismo entrenamiento riguroso que los combatientes. Desembarcó con su unidad en el Día D y participó en algunos de los combates más feroces de la campaña de Normandía. Durante una amarga batalla en la frontera germano-holandesa, Harden murió salvando las vidas de hombres heridos atrapados en tierra de nadie. Su valentía y sacrificio lo convirtieron en un héroe. EAN: 9780752479439 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Historia Título: Commando Medic Autor: Stephen Snelling Editorial: The History Press Ltd Idioma: en Páginas: 256 Formato: tapa dura. Seller Inventory # Happ-2026-09-02-dd2edf79