EVELYN WOOD VC : PILLAR OF EMPIRE

Pen & Sword Publications, 2007, hardcover, illustrated, index, 265 pages, condition: as new.

 Sir Henry Evelyn Wood, VC, (1838 1919) was a British Army officer. He served in several major conflicts including the  where, as a lieutenant, he was awarded the , the highest award for valour in the face of theenemy that is awarded to British and  forces, for rescuing a local merchant from aband of robbers who had taken their captive into the jungle, where they intended to hang him. Wood further served as a commander in several other conflicts, notably the Third , the , the  and the .