Bibliograph

Only the valiant, true stories of decorated heroes, edited by Lamar Underwood

Type

Label

Only the valiant, true stories of decorated heroes, edited by Lamar Underwood

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Only the valiant

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1308989091

Responsibility statement

edited by Lamar Underwood

Sub title

true stories of decorated heroes

Summary

"A collection of essays about US decorated military heroes from the Civil War through the war in Afghanistan.", --Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

About the medals / Lamar Underwood -- The brave men / William Manchester -- Hell in a very small place--Ia Drang: the battle that changed the war in Vietnam / Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore (Ret.) and Joseph Galloway -- Into the fire: Polesti, the most fateful mission of World War II / Duane Schultz -- Sergeant York and his people / Sam K. Cowin -- Long rifle / Joe LeBleu -- Capturing a locomotive / William Pittenger -- The boys from Shangri-La: in which Jimmie Doolittle visits Tokyo uninvited / Lt. Col. Robert Barr Smith (Ret.) and Laurence J. Yadon -- Belleau Wood: "Retreat hell! We just got here!" / Alan Axelrod -- Black sheep and their "Pappy" / Col. Robert Barr Smith (Ret.) and Laurence J. Yadon -- The air war over the trenches / Eddie Rickenbacker -- December 7, 1941--eyewitness to infamy: official U.S. Navy report plus eyewitness account / edited by Paul Joseph Travers -- Legacy of valor: Iwo Jima and John Basilone / James H. Hallas -- The Rough Riders: San Juan Hill / Theodore Roosevelt -- Blood in the hills: the story of Khe Sanh, the most savage fight of the Vietnam War / Robert Maras and Charles W. Sasser

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

True stories of decorated heroes

Classification