Valor of Many Stripes
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7441-4 (ISBN)
The award of a military decoration does not define valor--it only recognizes it. Many acts of notable courage and self-sacrifice occur on the battlefield but are often obscured in the fog of battle or lost to history, unrecognized and unheralded.
The largely overlooked men and women in this volume did incredible things in dire circumstances. Although in some cases decorations were awarded--including several Medals of Honor--their stories remain unknown.
Scott Baron, an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and former law enforcement officer teaches United States history in Salinas, California.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Kemp Tolley: The Man Who Almost Started World War II
Kermit Tyler: Pursuit Officer, Fort Shafter, Oahu, Hawaii Territory
Edwin P. Ramsey: The Last Horse Cavalry Charge in U.S. Military History
James R. Roosevelt: Second Marine Raider Battalion at Makin Island
Douglas Munro: Only Coast Guard Medal of Honor
Demas T. Craw and Pierpont M. Hamilton: Operation Torch
The Niland Brothers: Inspiration for Saving Private Ryan
The Borgstrom Brothers: Further Inspiration for Saving Private Ryan
The Stokes Twins: Awarded the Silver Star for the Same Action
Guy “Gabby” Gabaldon: The “Pied Piper of Saipan,” from Hell to Eternity
Eugene B. Fluckey: Only Sub Commander to “Torpedo” a Train
John C. “Jack” Lee, Jr.: Joint German American Force at the End of World War II
Operation Ginny II: Execution of 15 American Commandos
Matt Urban: Most Decorated Soldier in American History
Maynard H. “Snuffy” Smith: First Enlisted Airman Medal of Honor (Europe)
Joseph T. O’Callahan: Only Chaplain Awarded Medal of Honor in World War II
Silvestre S. Herrera: Medal of Honor Awarded to a Mexican National
Isadore S. Jachman: Native-Born German Who Won the Medal of Honor
Richard Nott Antrim: Only Medal of Honor Awarded to a POW During World War II
Roddie Edmonds: First U.S. Serviceman Named “Righteous Among the Nations”
Charles Valentine August: Twice a POW in the Same War
Virginia Hall: World War II’s Most Dangerous Spy
Moe Berg: Catcher, Scholar, Intelligence Officer
Bert Shepard: One-Legged Major League Pitcher
William Augustus Read, Jr.: Coconuts and the Navy Cross
Bruce Ward Carr: Departed in a Mustang, Returned in a Focke-Wulf
Chips: U.S. Army War Dog Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 01.03.2019 |
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Zusatzinfo | 23 photos, bibliographies, index |
Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 299 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4766-7441-8 / 1476674418 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-7441-4 / 9781476674414 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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