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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The only comprehensive, firsthand account of the fourteen-hour firefight at the Battle of Keating in Afghanistan by Medal of Honor recipient Clinton Romesha, for readers of Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden and Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell.
“‘It doesn't get better.’ To us, that phrase nailed one of the essential truths, maybe even the essential...
The only comprehensive, firsthand account of the fourteen-hour firefight at the Battle of Keating in Afghanistan by Medal of Honor recipient Clinton Romesha, for readers of Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden and Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell.
“‘It doesn't get better.’ To us, that phrase nailed one of the essential truths, maybe even the essential...
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"The national bestselling author of The First Wave tells the untold story of four of the most decorated soldiers of World War II-all Medal of Honor recipients-from the beaches of French Morocco to Hitler's own mountaintop fortress As the Allies raced to defeat Hitler, four men, all in the same unit, earned medal after medal for battlefield heroism. Maurice "Footsie" Britt, a former professional football player, became the very first American to receive...
Publisher
Roadside Attractions
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The true story of William Pitsenbarger, an Air Force medic who saved more than sixty men in one of the bleakest battles of the Vietnam War. Presented the chance to escape on the last helicopter, Pitsenbarger stayed behind to save and defend his comrade in arms. Twenty years later, Pitsenbarger's fellow soldiers and father seek the help of investigator Scott Huffman and other surviving veterans to finally secure him The Congressional Medal of Honor...
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (76 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The life and spirit of Michael P. Murphy, U.S. Navy SEAL Lieutenant killed in Afghanistan and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery, is presented in this documentary film via recollections and stories told on-camera by his family and friends.
Author
Publisher
Center Street
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 281 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"An award-winning military journalist tells the amazing stories of twenty-two soldiers who've won the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award. In the Company of Heroes will feature in-depth narrative profiles of the twenty-three post-9/11 Medal of Honor awardees who served in Afghanistan and Iraq. This book will focus on the stories of these extraordinary people, expressed in their own voices through one-on-one interviews, and in the case...
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Publisher
John Wiley
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
x, 254 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Recounts the life of John Basilone, a Medal of Honor recipient for his heroism at Guadalcanal who became one of the most famous and admired men in America before requesting to return to combat, and later died in action on Iwo Jima.
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