Where is the line between courage and recklessness?

Did Sherbrooke's actions cross the line between courage and recklessness?

Such actions can approach that boundary. The judgment offered here turns on perspective and whether the action achieves its objective, including when the officer dies.

Sherbrooke's willingness to keep attacking prompts a question about the boundary between courage and recklessness. Victoria Cross actions can approach that boundary because the danger is exceptional and the outcome uncertain. Judgments also depend on the observer's perspective. In this view, achieving the military objective matters more than whether the officer survives: an action can be fatal and still accomplish its purpose.