The author) has interwoven the story of each of the Medal of Honor winners into an overview history of the Korean War. This is more than a recitation of the winner's citations. Murphy interviewed many of the surviving heroes. (As an indication of how savage and how desperate the fighting in Korea was, only 37 of the 131 Medal of Honor recipients survived their heroic actions).... Their heroic actions are retold within the context of what was going on around them, both in their units and in the larger scope of the war itself ...
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The author) has interwoven the story of each of the Medal of Honor winners into an overview history of the Korean War. This is more than a recitation of the winner's citations. Murphy interviewed many of the surviving heroes. (As an indication of how savage and how desperate the fighting in Korea was, only 37 of the 131 Medal of Honor recipients survived their heroic actions).... Their heroic actions are retold within the context of what was going on around them, both in their units and in the larger scope of the war itself". -- Infantry Magazine
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Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. With remainder mark. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Good in Good jacket. 8vo-7¾"-9¾" Tall. Jacket has light edgewear. Boards have minor shelfwear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Initial on bottom sheet edges.
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Very Good. DJ VG- Large Octavo. Initial on bottom edge of text block. Dust jacket worn along top front edge, quite presentable nonetheless within new Brodart sleeve.
