World War II Medal of Honor Recipients (2): Army & Air Corps
Contributors: Ramiro Bujeiro (Illustrator)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: September 25, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781841766140
Subjects: Air forces & warfare; American history: Second World War; European history: Second World War; Honours & decorations; Land forces & warfare; Military life & institutions; Second World War, 1939-1945; History: American; History; History - Military / War; Europe; USA; Military - United States; Military - World War II; History / Military / World War II
First sentence: AFTER THE UNION ROUT at Bull Run in the summer of 1861, Northern morale was at a very low point, and the War Department proposed the first military decoration for bravery since the short-lived Purple Heart of George Washington's time.
Notes: Elite