Description

The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force that can be awarded to personnel in the United States' Armed Forces.

From the early fighting in the Philippines through the D-Day landings in Northwest Europe to the final assaults in the Pacific, this book looks at the brave US soldiers and airmen who were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions in the face of danger.

It tells the exciting combat stories of such famous figures as the film star Audie Murphy, one of the most decorated US soldiers of WWII, alongside less well-known awardees.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Medal history
Biographies - W. Bianchi, W. Wilbur, N. Minue, J. Martinez, C. Kelly, C. Barrett, M. Urban, T. Baker, H. Garman, O. Johnson, J. Mann, J. Burt, F. Curry, G. Mabry, R. Gerstung, V. Bertoldo, A. Murphy, L. Funk, B. Anderson, M. Smith, L. Johnson, J. Howard, E. Michael, R. Femoyer

Product details

Published 20 Aug 2012
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 64
ISBN 9781782002079
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 45 b/w; 9 col
Series Elite
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Starr Sinton

Starr Sinton has a degree in Anthropology and a Ju…

Author

Robert Hargis

Robert Philip Hargis gained a BA in History from C…

Illustrator

Ramiro Bujeiro

Ramiro Bujeiro has become a frequent and popular…

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