Against all odds : a true story of ultimate courage and survival in World War II
(Large Print)
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Published
[New York] : Random House Large Print, [2022].
ISBN
9780593556399, 0593556399
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LARGE TYPE 940.5481 KERSHAW
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Large type books.
Medal of Honor -- Biography.
Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
United States. -- Army. -- Infantry Regiment, 30th (1901-1957) -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
Large type books.
Medal of Honor -- Biography.
Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
United States. -- Army. -- Infantry Regiment, 30th (1901-1957) -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
More Details
Published
[New York] : Random House Large Print, [2022].
Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
x, 434 pages (large print) : maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780593556399, 0593556399
UPC
0028415116
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [361]-414) and index.
Description
"The national bestselling author of The First Wave tells the untold story of four of the most decorated soldiers of World War II-all Medal of Honor recipients-from the beaches of French Morocco to Hitler's own mountaintop fortress As the Allies raced to defeat Hitler, four men, all in the same unit, earned medal after medal for battlefield heroism. Maurice "Footsie" Britt, a former professional football player, became the very first American to receive every award for valor in a single war. Michael Daly was a West Point dropout who risked his neck over and over to keep his men alive. Keith Ware would one day become the first and only draftee in history to attain the rank of general before serving in Vietnam. In WWII, Ware owed his life to the finest soldier he ever commanded, a baby-faced Texan named Audie Murphy. In the campaign to liberate Europe, each would gain the ultimate accolade, the Congressional Medal of Honor. Tapping into personal interviews and a wealth of primary source material, Alex Kershaw has delivered his most gripping account yet of American courage, spanning more than six hundred days of increasingly merciless combat, from the deserts of North Africa to the dark heart of Nazi Germany. Once the guns fell silent, these four exceptional warriors would discover just how heavy the Medal of Honor could be-and how great the expectations associated with it. Having survived against all odds, who among them would finally find peace?"--,Provided by publisher.
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LARGE PRINT
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kershaw, A. (2022). Against all odds: a true story of ultimate courage and survival in World War II (First large print edition.). Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kershaw, Alex. 2022. Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II. Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kershaw, Alex. Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II Random House Large Print, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kershaw, Alex. Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II First large print edition., Random House Large Print, 2022.
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