World War II Medal of Honor Recipients (1)

World War II Medal of Honor Recipients (1)
Author :
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 174
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781782002062
ISBN-13 : 1782002065
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Book Synopsis World War II Medal of Honor Recipients (1) by : Robert Hargis

Download or read book World War II Medal of Honor Recipients (1) written by Robert Hargis and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-20 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Medal of Honor is the highest military award that can be bestowed on personnel in the United States' Armed Forces. This book is the first of two titles looking at the recipients of the Medal of Honor during World War II. It covers Navy and Marine Corps awardees in all theaters of war, from the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the brutal fighting on Iwo Jima in 1945. Among the inspiring stories told are those of Signalman 1st Class Douglas Munro, the only Coast Guardsman to ever receive the Medal of Honor, and Commander Antrim, who faced almost certain death to save fellow prisoners in a Japanese prisoner of war camp.


World War II Medal of Honor Recipients (1) Related Books

World War II Medal of Honor Recipients (1)
Language: en
Pages: 174
Authors: Robert Hargis
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-08-20 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Medal of Honor is the highest military award that can be bestowed on personnel in the United States' Armed Forces. This book is the first of two titles look
Immortal Valor
Language: en
Pages: 287
Authors: Robert Child
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-01-06 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The remarkable story of the seven African American soldiers ultimately awarded the World War II Medal of Honor, and the 50-year campaign to deny them their reco
World War II Medal of Honor Recipients
Language: en
Pages: 738
Authors: Philip Martin McCaulay
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-03-15 - Publisher: Lulu.com

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This 736-page book has the inspirational stories of courage under fire for all 464 World War II Medal of Honor Recipients, including Van Barfoot, John Basilone,
Uncommon Valor on Iwo Jima
Language: en
Pages: 421
Authors: James H Hallas
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-06-14 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The epic Battle of Iwo Jima is recounted through the stories of twenty-eight American soldiers who showed uncommon valor during one of WWII’s most bitter conf
The Medal of Honor
Language: en
Pages: 307
Authors: Boston Publishing Company
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-10 - Publisher: Zenith Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Presents the history of the famed military service award in each of the branches of the United States military, recounting the stories of its recipients and exa