Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty
- ISBN-10
- 1579652409
- ISBN-13
- 9781579652401
- Series
- Medal of Honor
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Artisan Publishers
- Authors
- Peter Collier, Tom Brokaw, Nick Del Calzo
Description
A fascinating array of portraits, essays, and personal histories captures the heroism of more than one hundred of the living recipients of Aemrica's highest military honor, the Medal of Honor, accompanied by 250 stunning duotone photographs.
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- 2006-01-01
- 328 pages
- Paperback
- Artisan Books
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- 2005-03-31
- 323 pages
- Paperback
- Potomac Books, Inc.
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