Beyond Glory : Medal of Honor Winners in Their Own Words: Extraordinary Stories of Courase from World War II to Vietnam

Celebrates the sacrifices of those awarded the nation's highest honor for bravery in combat. This oral history of living Medal of Honor recipients provides, in their own words, the stories of 24 of these men, revealing their harrowing, firsthand accounts of battle -- from the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, to the battle for Toktong Pass in Korea in 1951, to the bloody battles of South Vietnam in 1968. The men represent a cross section as diverse as America itself -- officers & enlisted men, African Americans, Japanese Americans, Hispanics, & Caucasians, some of whom went on to become famous, such as Daniel Inouye, James Stockdale, & Bob Kerrey, & others who returned to small-town lives. Photos by Pulitzer Prize winner Eddie Adams.Smith, Larry is the author of 'Beyond Glory : Medal of Honor Winners in Their Own Words: Extraordinary Stories of Courase from World War II to Vietnam', published 2006 under ISBN 9781422350560 and ISBN 1422350568.