Vietnam Medal Of Honor Heroes

Author : Edward F. Murphy
Publisher : Presidio Press
ISBN 13 : 0307776174
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vietnam Medal of Honor Heroes written by Edward F. Murphy and published by Presidio Press. This book was released on 2010-11-17 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 100 compelling, true stories of personal heroism and valor– in a special expanded edition honoring courage in the face of war Here are dramatic accounts of the fearless actions that earned American soldiers in Vietnam our highest military distinction–the Medal of Honor. Edward F. Murphy, head of the Medal of Honor Historical Society, re-creates the heroic acts of individual soldiers from official documents, Medal of Honor citations, contemporary accounts, and, where possible, interviews with survivors. Complete with a list of all Vietnam Medal of Honor recipients, this book offers a unique perspective on the war–from the early days of U.S. involvement through the return home of the last soldiers. It pays a fitting tribute to these patriotic, selfless souls.

Author : Edward F. Murphy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780739455975
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vietnam Medal of Honor Heroes written by Edward F. Murphy and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Edward F. Murphy
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 9780345366788
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vietnam Medal of Honor Heroes written by Edward F. Murphy and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 1990 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the heroic exploits of Vietnam veterans who were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, accompanied by a complete listing of all Vietnam medalists

Author : Eric Poole
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472813391
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Company of Heroes written by Eric Poole and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-20 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are many broad studies of the Vietnam War, but this work offers an insight into the harrowing experiences of just a small number of men from a single unit, deep in the jungles of Vietnam and Cambodia. Its focus is the remarkable account of a Medal of Honor recipient Leslie Sabo Jr., whose brave actions were forgotten for over three decades. Sabo and other replacement soldiers in Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry (Currahees), 101st Airborne Division, were involved in intense, bloody engagements such as the battle for Hill 474 and the Mother's Day Ambush. Beginning with their deployment at the height of the blistering Tet Offensive, and using military records and interviews with surviving soldiers, Eric Poole recreates the terror of combat amidst the jungles and rice paddies of Vietnam. Company of Heroes, now published in paperback tells the remarkable story of how Sabo earned his medal, as Bravo Company forged bonds of brotherhood in their daily battle for survival.

Author : Eric Poole
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472813383
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Company of Heroes written by Eric Poole and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-20 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the remarkable account of Medal of Honor recipient Leslie Sabo Jr, whose brave actions in Vietnam and Cambodia were forgotten for over three decades. There are many broad studies of the Vietnam War, but this work offers an insight into the harrowing experiences of just a small number of men from a single unit, deep in the jungles of Vietnam and Cambodia. Its focus is Leslie Sabo Jr. Sabo and other replacement soldiers in Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry (Currahees), 101st Airborne Division, were involved in intense, bloody engagements such as the battle for Hill 474 and the Mother's Day Ambush. Beginning with their deployment at the height of the blistering Tet Offensive, and using military records and interviews with surviving soldiers, Eric Poole recreates the terror of combat amidst the jungles and rice paddies of Vietnam. Company of Heroes tells the incredible story of how Sabo earned his medal, as Bravo Company forged bonds of brotherhood in their daily battle for survival.

Author : Larry Smith
Publisher : W. W. Norton
ISBN 13 : 9780393051346
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beyond Glory written by Larry Smith and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 2003 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stirring oral history of the nation's Medal of Honor winners interviews twenty-four men who earned the honor through extraordinary acts of valor on the battlefield. 25,000 first printing.

Author : Larry Smith
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393243222
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beyond Glory: Medal of Honor Heroes in Their Own Words written by Larry Smith and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2004-05-17 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first oral history of living Medal of Honor winners evokes Flags of Our Fathers with stirring accounts of patriotic valor. This New York Times best-selling account of battlefield courage celebrates the larger-than-life sacrifices of those awarded the nation's highest honor for valor in combat. Exclusive interviews with these twenty-four men—firsthand accounts of battlefield sacrifice from the greatest generation to Vietnam, along with before-and-after stories—form the core of this classic work. The recipients, as portrayed here, represent a cross-section as diverse as America itself—officers and enlisted men; African Americans, Hispanics, and Caucasians; men who went on to become famous (Daniel Inouye, James Stockdale, Bob Kerrey) and others who returned proudly to small towns. Beyond Glory, in the voices of these heroes, is a testament to the courage of the American nation.

Author : Kenneth N. Jordan
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780887407413
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heroes of Our Time written by Kenneth N. Jordan and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 1994 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heroes of Our Time contains all 239 Medal of Honor citations such as this excerpt: ...His rifle ammunition expended, he seized two grenades and, in an act of unsurpassed heroism, charged toward the entrenched enemy weapon. Hit again in the leg, this time with a tracer round which set fire to his clothing, Sgt. Robinson ripped the burning clothing from his body and staggered indomitably through the enemy fire, now solely concentrated on him, to within grenade range of the enemy position. Sustaining two additional chest wounds, he marshalled his fleeting physical strength and hurled the two grenades, thus destroying the enemy position, as he fell dead upon the battlefield... Along with the citations are newspaper accounts of various battles. Heroes of Our Time is a look at the courage of American soldiers in Vietnam.

Author : Randy K. Mills
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253347955
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Troubled Hero written by Randy K. Mills and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2006-09-21 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Kenneth Kays was born in the conservative farm country of southern Illinois. The sixties were in full flower by the time Ken went off to college and discovered a world quite different from the one back home. On campus, drug culture flourished and the Vietnam War had polarized students. College meant a draft exemption, but in spring of 1969 Kays flunked out of school and soon received his draft notification. Denied conscientious objector status, he fled to Canada only to return. Yielding at last to pressure from family and community leaders, he joined up." "In deference to his nonviolent beliefs, the Army assigned him to a medical unit; he refused to carry a weapon. On May 7, 1970, after only seventeen days in Vietnam and just one day after joining a new platoon, the young medic found himself in a ferocious fire fight. Kays' actions at Fire Support Base Maureen would bring him the nation's highest award for military valor. The fighting that night at FSB Maureen was four hours of terrifying chaos. Seven men died. Yet it was just another unheralded skirmish toward the end of a long and fruitless war. Kays returned home with little fanfare and, with other vets, struggled to reconcile his anti-war beliefs and what he and others had done in Vietnam."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Barrett Tillman
Publisher : Berkley Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9780425210178
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heroes written by Barrett Tillman and published by Berkley Publishing Group. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bloody fields of the Civil War to the global conflicts of the modern age, "Heroes" presents the stories of the 100 Army Medal of Honor winners--a pantheon of true heroes for every fan of military history and military fiction. Illustrated throughout with photographs.