Korean War Heroes [Paperback]

Edward Murphy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 9, 1997

The stories of each of the Medal of Honor winners interwoven into an overview history of the Korean War.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Presidio Press (September 9, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0891416366
• ISBN-13: 978-0891416364
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,644,852 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All the M.O.H. awardees., January 19, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Korean War Heroes (Paperback)

The author, who is the editor of the journal of the Medal of Honor Historical Society, skillfully weaves each of the Korean War Medal of Honor stories chronologically into the context of the war, providing insight into not only the individual heroism but also the development of the conflict itself.
With maps, a useful introduction detailing Medal of Honor history, tabular index of recipients, bibliography, and index, this is a handy compendium of MOH awardees, and also useful for its insights into the unique nature of the Korean War.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best of the 3 Murphy has written on MoH awardees., March 20, 2001

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Chuck (Charlotte, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Korean War Heroes (Paperback)

This is the best book by far of the three that Murphy has written on MoH winners in the three major wars. It is expertly detailed and has all of the recipients inserted in the timeline of the course of the war. There are so many details about each recipient, it is a wonder how and where he managed to get all the facts and keep them straight. This appears to be a labor of love and the great respect shown each recipient is plainly evident. This is also an excellent history of the Korean conflict, not only the MoH winners, so it serves a double purpose. Highly recommended, most definitely.