The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force that can be awarded to personnel in the United States' Armed Forces. It was introduced during the American Civil War and was first awarded on 25 March 1863. Since then 3,456 Medals of Honor have been awarded. This title is the first of two titles looking at the recipients of the Medal of Honor during World War II. It covers the Navy and Marine Corps winners (who received a total of 139 awards during WWII - including one to the Coast Guard) in all theaters of war, from the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the brutal fighting on Iwo Jima in 1945.
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This is the first of two volumes looking at the stories of the recipients of the US Medal of Honor during World War II. It covers the Navy and Marine Corps winners in all theatres of war, from the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the brutal fighting on Iwo Jima in 1945.
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Introduction - Medal history - Biographies - Cassin Young - Richard Antrim - John Bulkeley - John Powers - Douglas Munro - John Cromwell - Lt Albert - David McCampbell - Richard O'Kane - Elmer Bigelow - Joseph O'Callahan - Francis Pierce - George Cannon - Kenneth Bailey - John Basilone - Jefferson Deblanc - Alexander Bonnyman - Ist Lt Hawkins - Robert McCard - Joseph Ozboum - Louis Wilson - Richard Kraus - William Harrell - William Foster
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The first of two titles looking at the recipients of the Medal of Honor, the highest military award that can be bestowed on personnel in the United States' Armed Forces, during World War II.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781841766133
Publisert
2003-07-25
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; Osprey Publishing
Vekt
224 gr
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
184 mm
Dybde
7 mm
Aldersnivå
G, UU, 01, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
64

Illustratør

Om bidragsyterne

Robert Philip Hargis gained a BA in History from California State University San Bernadino. He currently works as a High School teacher, teaching US History and Western Civilization. A militaria collector for over 25 years, he also has a close involvement in living history presentations. He is married with two children, and lives in California. Ramiro Bujeiro is an experienced commercial artist who lives and works in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His professional background includes many commissions as a figure illustrator and strip cartoonist for clients all over Europe and the Americas, including many years' work for IPC Magazines in Great Britain. His main interests are the political and military history of Europe in the first half of the 20th century.