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Author : Stanley Currie Johnson
Publisher : London : A. & C. Black
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
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Download or read book The Medals of Our Fighting Men written by Stanley Currie Johnson and published by London : A. & C. Black. This book was released on 1917 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Miller
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ISBN 13 : 9780811703741
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (37 download)
Download or read book Fighting Men of World War II written by David Miller and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes weapons, equipment, and uniforms of World War II Allied Forces.
Author : Dwight Jon Zimmerman
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1429988916
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book Uncommon Valor written by Dwight Jon Zimmerman and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2010-09-14 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uncommon Valor from Dwight Jon Zimmerman and John D. Gresham presents a fascinating look at six of our bravest soldiers and the highest military decoration awarded in this country. Since the Vietnam War ended in 1973, the Medal of Honor, our nation's highest award for valor, has been presented to only eight men for their actions "above and beyond the call of duty." Six of the eight were young men who had fought in the current war in Iraq, Afghanistan, or both. All of these medals were awarded posthumously, as all had made the choice to give their lives so that their comrades might live. Uncommon Valor answers the searing question of who these six young soldiers were, and dramatically details how they found themselves in life-or-death situations, and why they responded as they did. For the first time, this book also provides a comprehensive history of the Medal of Honor itself—one marred by controversies, scandals, and theft. Using an extraordinary range of sources, including interviews with family members and friends, teammates and superiors in the military, personal letters, blogs posted within hours of events, personal and official videos and newly declassified documents, Uncommon Valor is a compelling and important work that recounts incredible acts of heroism and lays bare the ultimate sacrifice of our bravest soldiers.
Author : Stanley Currie Johnson
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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (145 download)
Download or read book The Medals of Our Fighting Men written by Stanley Currie Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stanley C. Johnson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484596268
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (962 download)
Download or read book The Medals of Our Fighting Men (Classic Reprint) written by Stanley C. Johnson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-24 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Medals of Our Fighting Men The custom of awarding medals for military service is supposed to have originated with the Chinese many centuries before the Christian era, but the decorations which our fighting men are given to-day probably owe their origin to the badges which the armies of England wore after the decline of armour, and before the intro duction of distinctive uniforms. The badges themselves, it hardly need be said, grew out of the coats of arms which emblazoned the liveries of the retainers. There are a number of instances on record of com: manders rewarding men upon the battlefield by giving them regimental badges struck in some valuable metal, and perhaps studded with precious stones. Heroes, who were decorated in this way, removed the common or ordinary metal sign from their coats or hats and wore, instead, the much-prized emblem. In this simple performance we have the germ of medal-granting and wearing as it affects the Navy and Army of to-day. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management Policy)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book Manual of Military Decorations & Awards written by United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management Policy) and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stanley Currie Johnson
Publisher : London : H. Jenkins
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 370 pages
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Download or read book The Medal Collector written by Stanley Currie Johnson and published by London : H. Jenkins. This book was released on 1921 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert Child
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472852869
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book Immortal Valor written by Robert Child and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-06 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 recognition. In 1945, when Congress began reviewing the record of the most conspicuous acts of courage by American soldiers during World War II, they recommended awarding the Medal of Honor to 432 recipients. Despite the fact that more than one million African-Americans served, not a single black soldier received the Medal of Honor. The omission remained on the record for over four decades. But recent historical investigations have brought to light some of the extraordinary acts of valor performed by black soldiers during the war. Men like Vernon Baker, who single-handedly eliminated three enemy machineguns, an observation post, and a German dugout. Or Sergeant Reuben Rivers, who spearhead his tank unit's advance against fierce German resistance for three days despite being grievously wounded. Meanwhile Lieutenant Charles Thomas led his platoon to capture a strategically vital village on the Siegfried Line in 1944 despite losing half his men and suffering a number of wounds himself. Ultimately, in 1993 a US Army commission determined that seven men, including Baker, Rivers and Thomas, had been denied the Army's highest award simply due to racial discrimination. In 1997, more than 50 years after the war, President Clinton finally awarded the Medal of Honor to these seven heroes, sadly all but one of them posthumously. These are their stories.
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Total Pages : 1044 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents written by and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 1044 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George Walter Prothero
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Total Pages : 450 pages
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Download or read book A Select Analytical List of Books Concerning the Great War written by George Walter Prothero and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stanley Currie Johnson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
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Download or read book The Flags of Our Fighting Army written by Stanley Currie Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Armiger
Publisher : London : A & C. Black
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Titles written by Armiger and published by London : A & C. Black. This book was released on 1918 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Spink & Son
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book The Numismatic Circular and Catalogue of Coins, Tokens, Commemorative & War Medals, Books & Cabinets written by Spink & Son and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 1148 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Flight written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 1148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 644 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book The Sketch written by and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 588 pages
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Download or read book The Bookman written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 666 pages
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Download or read book The Cambridge Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. 1-26 include a supplement: The University pulpit, vols. [1]-26, no. 1-661, which has separate pagination but is indexed in the main vol.
