We Don't Make Them Like This Any More

Nearly all Victoria Cross winners have a tale to tell, if they survive, and if not, then someone else will tell it for them.

Victoria Cross - Only The Bravest.

Take Royal Navy Flying Officer John Cruickshank, who flew Catalina seaplanes during World War Two.

Death Of The Ultimate Warrior

Bill Speakman was a brave man. In fact it's fair to say that he was a very brave man.

Bill Speakman - VC

He was a holder of the Victoria Cross, Britain's highest award for military valour. He died recently at the age of 91, and his exploits are worth recording especially as he won his VC in the forgotten war in Korea.