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 (1939-1945). 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.
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"I recommend this book to anyone who maybe interested in reading a little about some real heroes." -Dave O'Meara, Historicus Forma (October 2005)
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An unrivalled illustrated reference source on fighting men and commanders, past and present. Each volume is packed with full colour artwork, making military history uniquely accessible to enthusiasts of all ages.
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CONTROVERSY SURROUNDED THE IDEA of an award for military merit in the first century of United States history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Medal of Honor, World War, Pearl Harbor, Marine Corps, Father O'Callahan, Cdr O'Kane, Cdr Antrim, Coast Guard, Iwo Jima, United States, Navy Cross, Boatswain's Mate, Cdr Fluckey, Henderson Field, Makin Island, Cdr Young, Naval Academy, Cdr Connaway, Corpsman Bush, Tiffany Cross, China Sea, Commander Cassin Young, Coral Sea, John Basilone, Marine Regiment New!
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CONTROVERSY SURROUNDED THE IDEA of an award for military merit in the first century of United States history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
war patrol Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Medal of Honor, World War, Pearl Harbor, Marine Corps, Father O'Callahan, Cdr O'Kane, Cdr Antrim, Coast Guard, Iwo Jima, United States, Navy Cross, Boatswain's Mate, Cdr Fluckey, Henderson Field, Makin Island, Cdr Young, Naval Academy, Cdr Connaway, Corpsman Bush, Tiffany Cross, China Sea, Commander Cassin Young, Coral Sea, John Basilone, Marine Regiment New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- First Team: Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway by John B. Lundstrom on page 58
- The Inland Sea: A Selection from the Poetry of Jenny Joseph by Jenny Joseph on page 53
- Iwo Jima by Richard F. Newcomb on page 49
- These Men Shall Never Die (Essay Index Reprint Series) by Lowell Thomas on page 58
- Iwo Jima by Turner Publishing on page 22
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