heroics vs heroism

heroics

noun
  • The actions of a hero. 

  • Emergency intervention to save a patient's life. 

heroism

noun
  • The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities. 

How often have the words heroics and heroism occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )