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200 12$aA cause greater than self$b[electronic resource] $ethe journey of Captain Michael J. Daly, World War II Medal of Honor recipient /$fStephen J. Ochs
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aCollege Station $cTexas A&M University Press$d2012
215   $a1 online resource (298 p.)
225  0$aWilliams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ;$vno. 138
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a1-60344-783-0 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aHero-father -- Born with a silver spoon "slightly bent" -- A disappointment to his family -- Initiation: D-day -- Proving ground: the battle of Normandy -- Becoming an officer -- The Colmar pocket: winter heroism -- The dragon's teeth: assuming command -- "Discipline of kindness" -- Go?tterda?mmerung: the battle for Germany -- Nuremberg and the Medal of Honor -- Escaping the "hero's cage" -- Epilogue: causes greater than self.
330   $a A privileged, hell-raising youth who had greatly embarrassed his  family-and especially his war-hero father-by being dismissed from West  Point, Michael J. Daly would go on to display selfless courage and  heroic leadership on the battlefields of Europe during World War II.  Starting as an enlisted man and rising through the ranks to become a  captain and company commander, Daly's devotion to his men and his  determination to live up to the ideals taught to him by his father led  him to extraordinary acts of bravery on behalf of others, resulting in  three Silver Stars, a Bronze Star w
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