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Beyond the Legend - Bill Speakman VC (Paperback)
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Beyond the Legend - Bill Speakman VC (Paperback)
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Beyond the Legend is the authorised biography of William (Bill)
Speakman,who was awarded one of only four Victoria Crosses for
action in the Korean War. It covers his sometimes controversial
life, from his childhood in Altrincham, Cheshire, to his later life
in South Africa - about which little has been known previously.
Authors Derek Hunt and John Mulholland also explore the myth of the
'beer bottle VC' (in which Speakman was said to have fended off the
Chinese Communist Army by throwing empty beer bottles at them after
they ran out of grenades), bringing to light what really happened
on United Hill in November 1951. Speakman held the attacking
Chinese army at bay for over four hours and led a final charge that
allowed his company to withdraw from the hill. After Korea, he saw
active service in Malaya, Borneo and Aden before retiring from the
army, with the rank of sergeant, in 1968. Bill Speakman is one of
only two surviving VC holders of the British Army and a true
British hero.
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