The Silver Star: Navy and Marine Corps Gallantry in Iraq, Afghanistan and Other Conflicts

by Scott Baron and James E. Wise Jr.

The authors have compiled this stirring collection of profiles in courage to honor the Sailors and Marines awarded the Silver Star by the U.S. Navy while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. It documents the extraordinary, award-winning actions of young American men in the war against global terrorism. A companion volume to The Navy Cross (Naval Institute Press, 2007), this book also includes selected profiles of Silver Star recipients from previous wars...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591149304
• ISBN13: 9781591149309
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"