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- Artist
- Child, Robert
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- Type
- Paperback / softback
- EAN
- 9781472852847
- ISBN
- 1472852842
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1472852842
ISBN-13
9781472852847
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13057262149
Product Key Features
Book Title
Immortal Valor : the Black Medal of Honor Recipients of World War II
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2023
Topic
Military / World War II, Military / United States, African American
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
" Immortal Valor tells the story of America's unsung heroes in a moving and insightful narrative. The research is meticulous and detailed, making each character rise up off the page." -- Martin J. Dugard, New York Times bestselling co-author of 'Killing Patton' "The contributions and sacrifices made by African-Americans during World War II were endless, and many times unheralded unless you served alongside and depended on these courageous men in battle. War does not discriminate, but people do. These seven Medal of Honor recipients rose above that prejudice, and this well-written book shares their incredible stories that the public needs to hear." -- Tim Gray, Founder and President, The World War II Foundation "This is the only comprehensive narrative written about the African American Medal of Honor recipients of WWII to date. Extremely well written, with very little personal background on some of these men to work with, Child manages to bring each of these heroes' stories to life on a personal level. Child carefully reconstructs each recipient's life prior to his act of valor, demonstrating the character traits that made each an example of integrity, sacrifice and courage. This is a must-read book about seven black soldiers and their bravery at the highest level and the racial injustice that took over four decades to acknowledge. Well done!" -- Arthur Collins, President, 5th Platoon, the black World War II education and reenactment group "In Immortal Valor , Robert Child celebrates the lives of seven men whose valor, personal character, and love of country took them above and beyond the call of duty. We learn not just what they did to earn the Medal of Honor--an honor they were denied for far too long--but who they were as human beings, so that their examples can continue to touch us today." -- Edward G. Lengel, Ph.D., Chief Historian, National Medal of Honor Museum " Immortal Valor tells the story of seven courageous Americans who deeply loved their country at a time when America did not love them back. When it counted most, these men risked their lives in a manner above and beyond the call of duty, proving that patriotism is not defined by skin color, but by a person's willingness to put cause and comrades first. Robert Child's inspiring book conveys a valuable lesson to anyone wishing to understand the full extent of the American character." -- Gregory J.W. Urwin Professor of History Temple University "Child is able to mould the emotional and military experiences of each soldier in this novel, allowing the prose to flow easily as we are enraptured in tumultuous and heroic battle scenes." -- Aspects of History
Dewey Decimal
940.5403
Table Of Content
Author's Note List of Illustrations Introduction PART ONE - CHARLES L. THOMAS Chapter 1: Graduation Day Chapter 2: Last Stop USA Chapter 3: A Hell of Fire PART TWO - VERNON J. BAKER Chapter 4: The Boy from Cheyenne Chapter 5: The Italian Front Chapter 6: Storming the Castle PART THREE - WILLY JAMES JR. Chapter 7: A Fifth Platoon Chapter 8: Crossing the Rhine Chapter 9: Into the Lion's Mouth PART FOUR - EDWARD ALLEN CARTER JR. Chapter 10: Baptism by Fire Chapter 11: A Mercenary Man Chapter 12: March to the Rhine PART FIVE - GEORGE WATSON Chapter 13: Picnic at a Hanging Chapter 14: Off to War Chapter 15: Operation Lilliput PART SIX - RUBEN RIVERS Chapter 16: Black Gold Chapter 17: A New Esprit de Corps Chapter 18: Patton's Panthers PART SEVEN - JOHN FOX Chapter 19: Transfer Student Chapter 20: Shipping Out Chapter 21: Give 'em Hell Epilogue: The Rest of the Story Afterword: The Long Road to Recognition Acknowledgments Appendix Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
The remarkable story of seven African-American soldiers denied the Medal of Honor for more than 50 years due to their race, and their extraordinary acts of bravery. In 1945, when Congress began reviewing the record of the most conspicuous acts of courage by American soldiers during World War II, they recommended awarding the Medal of Honor to 432 recipients. Despite the fact that more than one million African-Americans served, not a single black soldier received the Medal of Honor. The omission remained on the record for over four decades. But recent historical investigations have brought to light some of the extraordinary acts of valor performed by black soldiers during the war. Men like Vernon Baker, who single-handedly eliminated three enemy machine guns, an observation post, and a German dugout. Or Sergeant Reuben Rivers, who spearheaded his tank unit's advance against fierce German resistance for three days despite being grievously wounded. Meanwhile Lieutenant Charles Thomas led his platoon to capture a strategically vital village on the Siegfried Line in 1944 despite losing half his men and suffering a number of wounds himself. Ultimately, in 1993 a US Army commission determined that seven men, including Baker, Rivers and Thomas, had been denied the Army's highest award simply due to racial discrimination. In 1997, more than 50 years after the war, President Clinton finally awarded the Medal of Honor to these seven heroes, sadly all but one of them posthumously. These are their stories., These are the names of seven American heroes. Their acts of valor during World War II so heroic that they deserved a place among the pantheon of America's best and bravest soldiers. And yet not one of these men was awarded the Medal of Honor during the war simply due to the color of their skin. Immortal Valor reveals the full story of their remarkable actions in the heat of battle and the institutional racism that denied them the United States military's highest award.
LC Classification Number
D810.B53
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