The Resource Against all odds : a true story of ultimate courage and survival in World War II, Alex Kershaw
Against all odds : a true story of ultimate courage and survival in World War II, Alex Kershaw
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- Summary
- "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?"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 351 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates
- Contents
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- The Mediterranean
- Baptism of fire
- Sicily
- Mud, mules and mountains
- Bloody ridge
- Naples
- The agony of Anzio
- Breakout
- France
- La belle France
- Blitzkrieg in Provence
- The quarry
- The frozen crust
- At all costs
- Germany
- "Murphy crowds Britt"
- "The heart of darkness"
- Peace
- No peace within
- Coming home
- Isbn
- 9780593183748
- Label
- Against all odds : a true story of ultimate courage and survival in World War II
- Title
- Against all odds
- Title remainder
- a true story of ultimate courage and survival in World War II
- Statement of responsibility
- Alex Kershaw
- Title variation
-
- True story of ultimate courage and survival in World War II
- True story of ultimate courage and survival in World War 2
- Subject
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- 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
- Biographies
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States
- HISTORY / World
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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?"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kershaw, Alex
- Dewey number
- 940.54/8173
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D769.31 30th
- LC item number
- .K37 2022
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- United States
- Soldiers
- Medal of Honor
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- HISTORY / World
- Label
- Against all odds : a true story of ultimate courage and survival in World War II, Alex Kershaw
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The Mediterranean -- Baptism of fire -- Sicily -- Mud, mules and mountains -- Bloody ridge -- Naples -- The agony of Anzio -- Breakout -- France -- La belle France -- Blitzkrieg in Provence -- The quarry -- The frozen crust -- At all costs -- Germany -- "Murphy crowds Britt" -- "The heart of darkness" -- Peace -- No peace within -- Coming home
- Control code
- on1267403083
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- x, 351 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates
- Isbn
- 9780593183748
- Lccn
- 2021035935
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1267403083
- Label
- Against all odds : a true story of ultimate courage and survival in World War II, Alex Kershaw
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The Mediterranean -- Baptism of fire -- Sicily -- Mud, mules and mountains -- Bloody ridge -- Naples -- The agony of Anzio -- Breakout -- France -- La belle France -- Blitzkrieg in Provence -- The quarry -- The frozen crust -- At all costs -- Germany -- "Murphy crowds Britt" -- "The heart of darkness" -- Peace -- No peace within -- Coming home
- Control code
- on1267403083
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- x, 351 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates
- Isbn
- 9780593183748
- Lccn
- 2021035935
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1267403083
Subject
- 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
- Biographies
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States
- HISTORY / World
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- trueThe New York Times Best Sellers - Hardcover Nonfiction
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