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Medal of Honor

其他書名	Profiles of America's Military Heroes from the Civil War to the Present
出版	Hyperion, 2002-05-15
主題	Biography & Autobiography / MilitaryHistory / GeneralHistory / Military / GeneralHistory / Military / United StatesHistory / Wars & Conflicts / GeneralPsychology / General
ISBN	07868666249780786866625
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=VezeAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋In 1863, President Lincoln first awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, which was created to boost morale among the Union rank and file. In the decades that followed, the award evolved to take on an almost sacred quality. Today, it remains the highest U.S. military decoration. Of the millions of Americans who have gone into combat in the past century, fewer than 1,300 have earned the Medal of Honor, and many of those were awarded it for actions they did not survive. Their courageous and selfless feats in battle are barely conceivable. They plunged into heavy fire, ventured boldly behind enemy lines, and threw themselves on live grenades. But who are these people?