Medal of honor : profiles of America's military heroes from the Civil War to the present / Allen Mikaelian ; with commentary by Mike Wallace.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Hyperion, c2002.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxviii, 300 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0786866624 (pbk.)
  • 9780786866625 (pbk.)
  • 0786885769 (pbk.)
  • 9780786885763 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Medal of honor.; Online version:: Medal of honor.LOC classification:
  • UB 433 .M53 2002
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Contents:
The story of the Medal of Honor (Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, Civil War ; Leopold Karpeles, Civil War) -- A nation of immigrants (Edouard Victor Michel Izac, World War I ; Samuel Woodfill, World War I) -- Return to isolationism (David M. Shoup, World War II ; Maynard H. Smith, World War II ; Vernon Baker, World War II) -- Uneasy peace (Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura, Korean War ; William Charette, Korean War) -- From the forgotten war to the living-room war (Dwight Johnson, Vietnam War ; Thomas Kelley, Vietnam War) -- Afterword.
Summary: Profiles of ten exceptional men and one woman who have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor delve into the lives of these heroes who went above and beyond the call of duty, contemplating the true meaning of courage.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-298).

The story of the Medal of Honor (Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, Civil War ; Leopold Karpeles, Civil War) -- A nation of immigrants (Edouard Victor Michel Izac, World War I ; Samuel Woodfill, World War I) -- Return to isolationism (David M. Shoup, World War II ; Maynard H. Smith, World War II ; Vernon Baker, World War II) -- Uneasy peace (Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura, Korean War ; William Charette, Korean War) -- From the forgotten war to the living-room war (Dwight Johnson, Vietnam War ; Thomas Kelley, Vietnam War) -- Afterword.

Profiles of ten exceptional men and one woman who have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor delve into the lives of these heroes who went above and beyond the call of duty, contemplating the true meaning of courage.

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