Overview
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. It covers Navy and Marine Corps awardees in all theaters of war, from the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the brutal fighting on Iwo Jima in 1945. Among the inspiring stories told are those of Signalman 1st Class Douglas Munro, the only Coast Guardsman to ever receive the Medal of Honor, and Commander Antrim, who faced almost certain death to save fellow prisoners in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. Robert Hargis and Starr Sinton's evocative text is accompanied by illustrations and photographs throughout.
Full Product Details
Author: Robert Hargis , Starr Sinton , Ramiro Bujeiro
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Volume: No. 92
Dimensions:
Width: 18.40cm
, Height: 0.70cm
, Length: 24.80cm
Weight: 0.224kg
ISBN: 9781841766133
ISBN 10: 1841766135
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 25 July 2003
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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General
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product
Availability: In Print 
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Language: English
Table of Contents
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, John Basilone, Jefferson Deblanc, Alexander Bonnyman, 1st Lt Hawkins,
Reviews
I recommend this book to anyone who maybe interested in reading a little about some real heroes. --<i>Dave O'Meara, Historicus Forma (October 2005)</i>
I recommend this book to anyone who maybe interested in reading a little about some real heroes. --Dave O'Meara, Historicus Forma (October 2005)
"""I recommend this book to anyone who maybe interested in reading a little about some real heroes."" --Dave O'Meara, Historicus Forma (October 2005)"
I recommend this book to anyone who maybe interested in reading a little about some real heroes. -Dave O'Meara, Historicus Forma (October 2005)
Author Information
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. Starr Sinton has a Juris Doctor and Anthropology degree. He has been a military lawyer, special assistant United States attorney and an attorney in private practice. 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.
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