The Greatest Medal of Honor Stories Ever Told, Paperback - Tom McCarthy

Reducere. About the AuthorTom McCarthy is an award-winning editor and writer who lives in Guilford, Connecticut.

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During the Battle of Fort Wagner in 1863, Sgt. William Harvey Carney picked up the fallen flag from his lifeless comrade. He waved the flag for all...

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An award-winning military journalist tells the amazing stories of twenty-five soldiers who've won the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military...

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