Product Description

First published on Veteran’s Day 2003 to glowing reviews (“Powerful”—Seattle Post-Intelligencer), energetic cross-country events, and instant national bestseller status, Medal of Honor has now been revised, updated, and augmented into an even more important and newsworthy second edition. New features include:

• A multimedia DVD rich in historical footage and first-person reflections of these ultimate acts of courage
• Full coverage of 22 additional Medal recipients by National Book Award nominee Peter Collier
• Heart-rending new portraits by award-winning photographer Nick Del Calzo
• Introductory essay by Victor Davis Hanson, military history scholar and author of A War Like No Other, The Western Way of War, and The Soul of Battle

The 116 living Medal of Honor recipients fought in conflicts from World War II to Vietnam, serving in every branch of the armed services, and here is their ultimate record—the only book sponsored and endorsed by the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14864 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 320 pages

From Publishers Weekly
This group portrait of most of the living recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor has an entry for each recipient, including a photo portrait at the time of the award, a summary of the medal-winning action and sometimes (though not often enough) the later career. The variety of actions documented by Collier (The Rockefellers) will impress even fairly seasoned students of military history, as will the 250 duotone portraits. They range from thumbnail period snapshots to full page close-ups of the lions in winter. Van Barfoot, of Choctaw descent, overcame minefields and German tanks in World War II. William Charette was one of numerous medics who fought with a first-aid kit and raw courage. Air Force Maj. George Day was a Vietnam War POW who received his medal for tenacious resistance in the Hanoi Hilton. Eugene Fluckey of the USS Barb is the last surviving submariner of World War II to receive the medal. The six-foot-seven-inch Robert Foley won the medal in a bunker complex in Vietnam and retired as a lieutenant general. And Shizua Hiyashi had to overcome prejudice as well as Germans to have his DSC upgraded to the medal 55 years after he won it in Italy. Courage is a key component of every medal recipient, and so is loyalty to both country and comrades, superior skills and dogged determination.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review
“Impressive and moving.”-The Weekly Standard (The Weekly Standard )

“These stories of courage under fire inspire awe and gratitude.”-Reader’s Digest (Reader's Digest )

Impressive and moving.-The Weekly Standard (The Weekly Standard )

These stories of courage under fire inspire awe and gratitude.-Readers Digest (Reader's Digest )

Review
“You’ll be awed not only by their courage, but by the country that produced such men.”-Senator John McCain

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Customer Reviews

Beyond the Call
The book is an outstanding product and the service was beyond reproach.

Thank you.

Perspective
Great book, and a constant reminder of the simple fact that Freedom is not now, nor has it ever been free.
It is won and vigilantly maintained by those who, through incredible struggle and sometimes seemingly insurmountable odds, persevere and simply never, ever, ever, give up.

This book is about these brave souls, who, when faced with
terror, looked it squarely in the eye and became the stuff of legends.

I read one story per day, and it gives me all the perspective I need to "earn" my day and appreciate the fact that because of men and women like those portrayed here, I am an American and free.

Doug Moore - Cardiff by the Sea, CA

Medal of Honor
Great coffee table book. Old soldiers and patriots can`t resist picking it up and reading. If you`re either of the above, you`ll have tears in your eyes. Difficult to put down. Will cause you to pause and reflect........and be thankful for those who gave their all and for those who by the grace of God lived to tell the story.