Let Me Tell You About Alex: Crazy Days and Nights on the Road with 'The Hurricane'

For a nation with a long and proud military tradition, one token stands above all others as a mark of recognition for the ultimate acts of individual feats of arms: the Victoria Cross. Awarded for one reason alone-to mark extreme acts of great heroism by British and Commonwealth servicemen in the face of the enemy-it is unquestionably the hardest club in the world to gain entrance to. Its holders-ordinary soldiers, sailors and airmen-are linked by an uncommon bond of exceptional bravery, di...