M. Smith 
Awarded for Valour [PDF ebook] 
A History of the Victoria Cross and the Evolution of British Heroism

Introduction I’ve Broken My Arm, Dick, But Never Mind Me Now: The Hero in Victorian Popular Mythology The Institutionalization of Heroism in Britain Teething Problems, 1856 — 1867 Big Implications From Small Wars: The Imperial Vision of Heroism, 1860 — 1911 Fifty Years On: A Half-Century of Heroism 1914: The last Stand of he Thin Red Line The Middle Parts of Fortune: Heroism in Evolution, 1915 — 1916 ‘Courage Isn’t What it Used to be:’ Heroism Emerges From the Great War The Hero Comes Home From the War: The Institutionalization of Modern Heroism Conclusion: The New Hero in Action, 1940 — 2006 Appendix Bibliography

MELVIN CHARLES SMITH has taught at a variety of institutions, holding appointments at West Carolina University, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, the United States Millitary Academy at West Point, and Texas A&M International University. He is currently in a tenure-track position with the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky, USA.