Beyond Glory Medal Of Honor Heroes In Their Own Words
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Beyond Glory
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Author : Larry Smith
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Release Date : 2003
Beyond Glory written by Larry Smith and has been published by W. W. Norton this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
A stirring oral history of the nation's Medal of Honor winners interviews twenty-four men who earned the honor through extraordinary acts of valor on the battlefield. 25,000 first printing.
Beyond Glory Medal Of Honor Heroes In Their Own Words
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Author : Larry Smith
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2004-05-17
Beyond Glory Medal Of Honor Heroes In Their Own Words written by Larry Smith and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-05-17 with History categories.
This first oral history of living Medal of Honor winners evokes Flags of Our Fathers with stirring accounts of patriotic valor. This New York Times best-selling account of battlefield courage celebrates the larger-than-life sacrifices of those awarded the nation's highest honor for valor in combat. Exclusive interviews with these twenty-four men—firsthand accounts of battlefield sacrifice from the greatest generation to Vietnam, along with before-and-after stories—form the core of this classic work. The recipients, as portrayed here, represent a cross-section as diverse as America itself—officers and enlisted men; African Americans, Hispanics, and Caucasians; men who went on to become famous (Daniel Inouye, James Stockdale, Bob Kerrey) and others who returned proudly to small towns. Beyond Glory, in the voices of these heroes, is a testament to the courage of the American nation.
Beyond Glory
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Author : Stephen Lang
language : en
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Release Date : 2017-03-16
Beyond Glory written by Stephen Lang and has been published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-16 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
In Stephen Lang’s theatrical adaptation of Larry Smith’s book Beyond Glory: Medal of Honor Heroes in Their Own Words, Lang presents the stories of eight veterans from World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, rendering firsthand accounts of the actions which resulted in each of them receiving the nation’s highest military award, the Medal of Honor. BEYOND GLORY gathers these men together in the present to look back on the defining moments of their lives and to examine the meaning of courage, duty, and, ultimately, humility.
Beyond Glory
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Author : Larry Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006-03
Beyond Glory written by Larry Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03 with categories.
Celebrates the sacrifices of those awarded the nation's highest honor for bravery in combat. This oral history of living Medal of Honor recipients provides, in their own words, the stories of 24 of these men, revealing their harrowing, firsthand accounts of battle -- from the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, to the battle for Toktong Pass in Korea in 1951, to the bloody battles of South Vietnam in 1968. The men represent a cross section as diverse as America itself -- officers & enlisted men, African Americans, Japanese Americans, Hispanics, & Caucasians, some of whom went on to become famous, such as Daniel Inouye, James Stockdale, & Bob Kerrey, & others who returned to small-town lives. Photos by Pulitzer Prize winner Eddie Adams.
America S Heroes
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Author : James H. Willbanks
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2011-03-11
America S Heroes written by James H. Willbanks and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-11 with History categories.
This book features the stories of 200 heroic individuals awarded the Medal of Honor for their distinguished military service while fighting for their country, from the Civil War to the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. America's Heroes: Medal of Honor Recipients from the Civil War to Afghanistan pays tribute to Americans who have demonstrated uncommon valor in the face of great danger. The Medal of Honor recipients featured in this book all acted heroically to earn this highly coveted award, many of them by risking—or sacrificing—their lives to save the lives of others. The stories of these individuals—chosen to reflect the wide diversity of ethnic and cultural backgrounds, branches of service, and conflicts of the recipients—will broaden readers' understanding and appreciation of the Medal of Honor and the distinguished Americans who have received it. In addition to the gripping stories of these heroic Americans, this unique encyclopedia includes an introduction that chronicles the evolution in the award's significance. The Medal of Honor has changed greatly over the last 150 years, not only in the design of the physical decoration itself, but also in terms of the qualifying criteria for the award's recipients.
African American War Heroes
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Author : James B. Martin
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2014-05-12
African American War Heroes written by James B. Martin and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-12 with History categories.
Detailed profiles bring stories of African American heroism in the U.S. armed forces to life, from the American Revolution through the conflict in Afghanistan. African American war heroes remain largely unsung, their courage and valor relegated to the less traveled corners of history. This work seeks out those heroes—soldiers, sailors, flyers, and marines—who earned their nation's highest medals in defense of freedom and equality. Some of these men and women died on the battlefield. Others returned to civilian life in a segregated country. What they share across time and circumstance is devotion to duty and to the country they defended, even in the face of personal and racial prejudice. Entries profile decorated African Americans from all of the U.S. conflicts since the Revolutionary War. In addition to providing basic biographical data, each profile offers a detailed account of the individual's heroic actions. The book also offers sidebars on events and topics relevant to African Americans in the U.S. armed forces, such as histories of the 54th Massachusetts and the Tuskegee Airmen.
Annual Report
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Author : National Endowment for the Arts
language : en
Publisher:
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Annual Report written by National Endowment for the Arts and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Federal aid to the arts categories.
Reports for 1980-19 also include the Annual report of the National Council on the Arts.
Professional Journal Of The United States Army
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Professional Journal Of The United States Army written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Military art and science categories.
Ethnic And Racial Minorities In The U S Military 2 Volumes
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Author : Alexander M. Bielakowski
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2013-01-11
Ethnic And Racial Minorities In The U S Military 2 Volumes written by Alexander M. Bielakowski and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-11 with History categories.
This encyclopedia details the participation of individual ethnic and racial minority groups throughout U.S. military history. Ethnic and Racial Minorities in the U.S. Military: An Encyclopedia is unique in its coverage of nearly all major ethnic and racial minority groups, as opposed to reference works that have focused only on individual ethnic or racial minority groups. It acknowledges the military contributions of African Americans, Asian Americans, French Americans, German Americans, Hispanic Americans, Irish Americans, Jewish Americans, and Native Americans. This timely work highlights the individuals and events that have shaped the experience of minorities in U.S. conflicts. The work provides a comprehensive encyclopedia covering the role of all major ethnic and racial minorities in the United States during wartime. Additionally, it considers how the integration of servicemen in the U.S. military set the precedent for the eventual desegregation of America's civilian population.
The Medal Of Honor
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Author : Dwight S. Mears
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Release Date : 2018-08-22
The Medal Of Honor written by Dwight S. Mears and has been published by University Press of Kansas this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-22 with History categories.
The Medal of Honor may be America’s highest military decoration, but all Medals of Honor are not created equal. The medal has in fact consisted of several distinct decorations at various times and has involved a number of competing statutes and policies that rewarded different types of heroism. In this book, the first comprehensive look at the medal’s historical, legal, and policy underpinnings, Dwight S. Mears charts the complex evolution of these developments and differences over time. The Medal of Honor has had different qualification thresholds at different times, and indeed three separate versions—one for the army and two for the navy—existed contemporaneously between World Wars I and II. Mears traces these versions back to the medal’s inception during the Civil War and continues through the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan—along the way describing representative medal actions for all major conflicts and services as well as legislative and policy changes contemporary to each period. He gives particular attention to retroactive army awards for the Civil War; World War I legislation that modernized and expanded the army’s statutory award authorization; the navy’s grappling with both a combat and noncombat Medal of Honor through much of the twentieth century; the Vietnam-era act that ended noncombat awards and largely standardized the Medal of Honor among all services; and the perceived decline of Medals of Honor awarded in the ongoing Global War on Terror. Mears also explores the tradition of awards via legislative bills of relief; extralegislative awards; administrative routes to awards through Boards of Correction of Military Records; restoration of awards previously revoked by the army in 1917; judicial review of military actions in federal court; and legislative actions intended to atone for historical discrimination against ethnic minorities. Unprecedented in scope and depth, his work is sure to be the definitive resource on America’s highest military honor.