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America's Heroes: Medal of Honor Recipients from the Civil War to Afghanistan

America's Heroes: Medal of Honor Recipients from the Civil War to Afghanistan

Willbanks, James

Hardcover

Armed ForcesGeneral World HistoryOther Wars

ISBN10: 1598843931
ISBN13: 9781598843934
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: Mar 11 2011
Pages: 556
Weight: 2.50
Height: 1.30 Width: 7.10 Depth: 10.00
Language: English

This book features the stories of 200 heroic individuals awarded the Medal of Honor for their distinguished military service while fighting for their country, from the Civil War to the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

America's Heroes: Medal of Honor Recipients from the Civil War to Afghanistan pays tribute to Americans who have demonstrated uncommon valor in the face of great danger. The Medal of Honor recipients featured in this book all acted heroically to earn this highly coveted award, many of them by risking--or sacrificing--their lives to save the lives of others. The stories of these individuals--chosen to reflect the wide diversity of ethnic and cultural backgrounds, branches of service, and conflicts of the recipients--will broaden readers' understanding and appreciation of the Medal of Honor and the distinguished Americans who have received it.

In addition to the gripping stories of these heroic Americans, this unique encyclopedia includes an introduction that chronicles the evolution in the award's significance. The Medal of Honor has changed greatly over the last 150 years, not only in the design of the physical decoration itself, but also in terms of the qualifying criteria for the award's recipients.

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