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Check for Availabilityout of stock. Click on the button below to search for this title in other formats.  Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Since the Civil War more than 39 million men and women have answered the call to serve. Of those, 3,440 served with such uncommon valor and and extraordinary courage that they were presented with the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award. Each of their heroic actions is as unique as the person who performed it, and here more than one hundred of of America's living Medal of Honor recipients are honored and their bravery recounted by best-selling author Peter Collier and presented in duotone portraits by award-winning photographer Nick Del Calzo with the participation of the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation.
As we publish at this most patriotic time, Medal of Honor stands out as an enduring testament to those living recipients who have been awarded the nation's highest military honor. Review:"The variety of actions documented by Collier will impress even fairly seasoned students of military history, as will the 250 duotone portraits." Publishers Weekly Book News Annotation:The profiles of this volume honors 116 of those 137 recipients of the
Medal of Honor who remain living. Each profile includes a full page
b&w photo by Nick Del Calzo with the story of how the recipient
earned his Medal on the facing page. Their military photos are also
included. The volume includes an essay on the history of the Medal of
Honor, a glossary of military terms, and description of military
ground unit sizes and rank structure. There is no index.
Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:A remarkable collection of portraits, essays and personal histories captures the strength and heroism of nearly all of the living recipients of the congressional Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military honor. More than 100 soldiers from all branches of the military share their stories of uncommon valor and bravery in battles from World War II through the Vietnam War.
Synopsis:Sponsored and endorsed by the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation, this title recounts stories of courage and heroism by 114 medal recipients accompanied by contemporary photographs and photographs taking during their service. Synopsis:Since the Civil War more than 39 million men and women have answered the call to serve. Of those, 3,440 served with such uncommon valor and and extraordinary courage that they were presented with the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award. Each of their heroic actionsis as unique as the person who performed it, and here more than one hundred of of America's living Medal of Honor recipients are honored and their bravery recounted by best-selling author Peter Collier and presented in duotone portraits by award-winning photographer Nick Del Calzo. About the AuthorNick Del Calzo traveled to more than twenty-five states over the course of five years to photograph the recipients of the Medal of Honor. He is also the creator of The Triumphant Spirit, a book of portraits and profiles of Holocaust survivors. He lives in Colorado.
Peter Collier is the author of numerous best-selling biographies of America's dynastic families, including books on the Rockefellers, the Kennedys, the Roosevelts, and the Fords, as well as Destructive Generation: Second Thoughts About the Sixties. He lives in northeastern California. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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