Stories of the Victoria Cross: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Stories of the Victoria Cross, credited to Frank Mundell, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Stories of the Victoria Cross by Frank Mundell. Read in English by Steve C The Victoria Cross is the highest military award that can be made to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces for acts of gallantry and valour “in the face of the enemy”. The medal was instituted by Royal Warrant in 1856 by Queen Victoria, who had taken an active interest in the reports and despatches during the battles of the Crimean War; especially the details describing the exceptional bravery and gallantry of individual soldiers of all ranks whilst under intense conflict. This book, Stories of the Victoria Cross was one in a series of inspirational texts and ‘heroic writings’ by the Victorian author Frank Mundell and published by The Sunday School Union. The stories presented here relate to actual events that occurred in the field of battle around the turn of the last century and the extraordinary efforts of individuals or groups of soldiers when facing life-threatening situations whilst under fire. - Summary by Steve C

Recording facts

• Recording title: Stories of the Victoria Cross
• Author credits: Frank Mundell
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 26
• Listed recording duration: 4:01:42

Catalogue topics

• war
• battles
• military
• war stories
• Army
• armed conflict
• bravery
• danger

Opening tracks: first 24 of 26

1. 00 - Epigraph — 1:36
2. 01 - The Victoria Cross — 5:57
3. 02 - Heroes of the Alma — 7:59
4. 03 - Heroes of Inkerman — 9:43
5. 04 - The Noble Six Hundred — 8:04
6. 05 - The Lady With The lamp — 7:07
7. 06 - The Gallant Nine — 8:01
8. 07 - Three to One — 6:54
9. 08 - Humane and Brave — 8:24
10. 09 - A Brave Surgeon — 10:43
11. 10 - The Hero of Kolapore — 9:55
12. 11 - 'Lucknow' Kavanagh — 12:23
13. 12 - Breaking the Square — 9:07
14. 13 - Storming the Takoo Forts — 8:51
15. 14 - Storming the Gate Pah — 7:46
16. 15 - Saving the Colours — 7:06
17. 16 - The Heroic Defence of Rorke's Drift — 10:54
18. 17 - Storming of the Inhlobane Mountain — 6:34
19. 18 - The Attack on Morosi's Mountain — 7:15
20. 19 - A Desperate Encounter — 6:40
21. 20 - Lieutenant Hamilton's Bravery — 9:48
22. 21 - The Battle of Maiwand — 12:25
23. 22 - The Battle of El Teb — 7:52
24. 23 - The Battle of Abu Klea — 8:47

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