Heroes of Our Time: 239 Men of the Vietnam War Awarded the Medal of Honor - 1964-1972

by Kenneth N. Jordan

Book Overview

Heroes of Our Time contains all 239 Medal of Honor citations such as this excerpt: ...His rifle ammunition expended, he seized two grenades and, in an act of unsurpassed heroism, charged toward the entrenched enemy weapon. Hit again in the leg, this time with a tracer round which set fire to his clothing, Sgt. Robinson ripped the burning clothing from his body and staggered indomitably through the enemy fire, now solely concentrated on him, to within...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887407412
• ISBN13: 9780887407413
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"