A cause greater than self : the journey of Captain Michael J. Daly, World War II Medal of Honor recipient / Stephen J. Ochs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ochs, Stephen J.

Series:

Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 138.

Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 138

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front.

World War, 1939-1945.

Medal of Honor--Biography.

Medal of Honor.

Soldiers--United States--Biography.

Soldiers.

United States. Army--Officers--Biography.

United States.

Daly, Michael J., 1924-2008.

Daly, Michael J.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A privileged, hell-raising youth who had greatly embarrassed his family-and especially his war-hero father-by being dismissed from West Point, Michael J. Daly would go on to display selfless courage and heroic leadership on the battlefields of Europe during World War II. Starting as an enlisted man and rising through the ranks to become a captain and company commander, Daly's devotion to his men and his determination to live up to the ideals taught to him by his father led him to extraordinary acts of bravery on behalf of others, resulting in three Silver Stars, a Bronze Star w

Contents:

Hero-father

Born with a silver spoon "slightly bent"

A disappointment to his family

Initiation: D-day

Proving ground: the battle of Normandy

Becoming an officer

The Colmar pocket: winter heroism

The dragon's teeth: assuming command

"Discipline of kindness"

Götterdämmerung: the battle for Germany

Nuremberg and the Medal of Honor

Escaping the "hero's cage"

Epilogue: causes greater than self.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-58431-X

9786613896766

1-60344-803-9

OCLC:

811405333