The Quiet Hero
Subtitle: The Untold Medal of Honor Story of George E. Wahlen at the Battle for Iwo Jima
Contributors: Senator Bob Dole (Foreword); Senator Orrin Hatch (Introduction)
Publisher: American Legacy Media
Published: May 20, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780976154716
Subjects: American history; Biography: general; History of specific subjects; True stories: Second World War; Warfare & Defence; World history: Second World War; Military - United States; Biography/Autobiography; Biography And Autobiography; Marines; Personal narratives, American; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Military; USA; History - Military / War; Military - World War II; History / Military / World War II; Biography; United States; Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945; Regimental histories; World War, 1939-1945
First sentence: Hunkered down on the island of Iwo Jima, George Wahlen and his unit, ("F" Company, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines, 5th Marine Division) waited anxiously for orders to advance.