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Medal of Honor : portraits of valor beyond the call of duty / foreword, Brian Williams ; essays, Tom Brokaw, Victor Davis Hanson, Senator John McCain ; photographs, Nick Del Calzo ; text, Peter Collier ; [published in collaboration with the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Collier, Peter, 1939-2019.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medal of Honor--Biography.
- Medal of Honor.
- United States--Armed Forces--Biography.
- United States.
- Armed Forces.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 342 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm + 1 videodisc (DVD : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.)
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Artisan, [2011]
- System Details:
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Profiles one hundred fourty-four men whose bravery during World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the War on Terror earned them the Congressional Medal of Honor; and includes DVD.
- Contents:
- Foreword / Brian Williams
- Messages from the presidents / Barack Obama, George W. Bush, William Jefferson Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter
- From the Civil War to today : a 150-year history
- Fallen heroes
- Portraits of valor. World War II
- Korean War
- Vietnam War
- War on Terror
- Honoring Unknown Soldiers.
- Participant:
- DVD hosted by Brian Williams.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781579654627
- 1579654622
- OCLC:
- 712124011
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