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200 00$aAmerica's heroes $eMedal of Honor recipients from the Civil War to Afghanistan /$fJames H. Willbanks, editor
210  1$aSanta Barbara, Calif. :$cABC-CLIO,$dc2011.
210  2$aNew York :$cBloomsbury Publishing (US),$d2023.
215   $a1 online resource (xxii, 534 pages) $cillustrations
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300   $aDescription based on print version record.
311   $a1-59884-393-1 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aBiographical entries -- Tables: Recipients of the Medal of Honor; Double award winners; Medals of Honor awarded by conflict and service.
330   $aAmerica's Heroes: Medal of Honor Recipients from the Civil War to Afghanistan pays tribute to Americans who have demonstrated uncommon valor in the face of great danger. The Medal of Honor recipients featured in this book all acted heroically to earn this highly coveted award, many of them by risking-or sacrificing-their lives to save the lives of others. The stories of these individuals-chosen to reflect the wide diversity of ethnic and cultural backgrounds, branches of service, and conflicts of the recipients-will broaden readers' understanding and appreciation of the Medal of Honor and the
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607   $aUnited States$xHistory, Naval$vAnecdotes
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