Yesterday's Heroes: 433 Men of World War II Awarded the Medal of Honor 1941-1945 [Hardcover]

Kenneth N. Jordan Sr. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2000

YESTERDAY'S HEROES contains all 433 Medal of Honor citations such as this excert: ... Although machinegun bullets kicked up the dirt at his heels, and 88mm shels exploded within 30 yards of him, Pfc. Dutko nevertheless made his way to a point within 30 ya

Product Details

• Hardcover: 624 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076430061X
• ISBN-13: 978-0764300615
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.5 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,599,611 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Real Heroes, March 29, 2011

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A. Kim - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yesterday's Heroes: 433 Men of World War II Awarded the Medal of Honor 1941-1945 (Hardcover)

This book is about heroism and gallantry of American soldiers during World War II. Each account is short, dry and to the point but enough is there for a readers to imagine, "Could I do what these people have done if I was in the same situation?"

In all likelihood, more people probably deserved to receive the highest of honor for U.S. Military but were not able to because witnesses who could vouch the valor were themselves killed or the hero who did the deed died alone saving the lives of his comrades.

Any readers who are interested in history and want to know something about what real heroes are may find this book worthwhile to peruse.

5.0 out of 5 stars WWII MOH, February 26, 2010

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Eric Rachut "Furor teutonicus" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yesterday's Heroes: 433 Men of World War II Awarded the Medal of Honor 1941-1945 (Hardcover)

This is a compilation of the official citations for Medal of Honor recipients of World War II - for each, a short paragraph on the deed which led to the award.
My cousin, Arthur O. Beyer, is one of them (his mother was a Rachut).
A typical enlisted recipient (most of them were enlisted men) was 19 or 20 years old and threw himself onto a grenade. A typical general received the medal for planning a successful campaign.
Each of America's wars has a separate volume in this series of MOH awardees.