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The Sword of Honour is a trilogy of novels by Evelyn Waugh which loosely parallel Waugh's experiences during the Second World War.Published by Chapman & Hall from 1952 to 1961, the novels are: Men at Arms (1952); Officers and Gentlemen (1955); and Unconditional Surrender (1961), marketed as The End of the Battle in the United States and Canada.
Sword of Honour is a 2001 British television film directed by Bill Anderson and starring Daniel Craig. Scripted by William Boyd , it is based on the Sword of Honour trilogy of novels by Evelyn Waugh , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] which loosely parallel Waugh's own experiences in the Second World War .
Sword of Honour (Cranwell), awarded to officer cadets at the Royal Air Force College Cranwell; Sword of Honour (Duntroon), awarded to cadets at the Royal Military College, Duntroon, Australia; Sword of Honour (New Zealand), an honour bestowed by Queen Victoria upon six Māori chieftains for service during the 1865–70 New Zealand Land Wars
Officers and Gentlemen is the second novel in Waugh's Sword of Honour trilogy, the author's look at the Second World War. The novels loosely parallel Waugh's wartime experiences. The first was Men at Arms (1952), the third was Unconditional Surrender (1961).
On 30 April 1746, Minister of the Navy Maurepas awarded such a sword to privateer Pierre Anguier for his intervention in the Jacobite rising of 1745. [ 1 ] Established on 25 December 1799 and issued by the French Consulate , weapons of honour were awarded as military awards for feats of arms.
The katana, the famous sword of the Japanese Samurai, was never an important military weapon. Samurai went into battle armed with bows or polearms, swords were just backup weapons. The katana didn ...
Sword of Honour is an Australian miniseries made in 1986 and aired on Channel Seven. Four 100-minute episodes were made. Four 100-minute episodes were made. The series starred Andrew Clarke , Tracy Mann and Alan Fletcher .
The White House said Clinton, Soros and the 17 other recipients of the prestigious award are “individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the ...