Only the Valiant - True Stories of Decorated Heroes

Facing overwhelming dangers, with death looming, the heroes in these pages never gave up; nor did they flee or hide. Instead, in the firestorms of furious battles, their actions earned the nation’s highest military decorations for courage. The medals are familiar—the Medal of Honor, Silver and Bronze Stars, Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, and others. In true stories that reveal the actions that earned these decorations, ONLY THE VALIANT takes its readers into the very heart of battles in land, sea and air when heroes stepped forward.

Join a group of daring Union soldiers in the Civil War as they capture a Confederate locomotive and railway; fly with hero ace Eddie Rickenbacker over the battlefields of WW I; hit the beaches with Marines at Tarawa and Iwo Jima; peer through the scopes of U.S. sniper sharpshooters in the mountains of Afghanistan. From the annals of America’s earliest battles to those creating headlines today, Editor Lamar Underwood has pulled together the irresistible writings about decorated heroes whose actions deserve eternal attention of a grateful nation.

About the author

Lamar Underwood is the former editor-in-chief of Sports Afield and Outdoor Life and former editorial director of the Outdoor Magazine Group of Harris Publications in New York. The numerous books he has edited include Tales of the Mountain Men, The Greatest Hunting Stories Ever Told, Survival Stories, and War Stories. His novel On Dangerous Ground, was published by Doubleday. He lives in Pennington, NJ.

Summary

Editor Lamar Underwood has pulled together some of the finest writings about the nation’s decorated heroes that capture readers imaginations. It includes tales of legendary heroes from the Civil War through Afghanistan.

Product details

• Authors: Lamar Underwood, Underwood Lamar
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781493037322
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-3732-2
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, War, American History, Manchester, Civil War, Roosevelt, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / United States / General, HISTORY / Military / United States, Military, WWII, United States of America, USA, Mel Gibson, Brave, History of the Americas, WWI, Vietnam War, Korean War, only the valiant, military medal, men of honor, greatest medal of honor stories ever told, brothers in valor, Polesti, medal of honor, United States History, we were soldiers once