Beyond Glory: Medal of Honor Heroes in Their Own Words

by Larry Smith, H. Norman Schwarzkopf (Introduction), Eddie Adams (Photographer)

Overview

This first oral history of living Medal of Honor winners evokes Flags of Our Fathers with stirring accounts of patriotic valor.

This New York Times best-selling account of battlefield courage celebrates the larger-than-life sacrifices of those awarded the nation's highest honor for valor in combat. Exclusive interviews with these twenty-four men—firsthand accounts of battlefield sacrifice from the greatest generation to Vietnam, along with before-and-after stories—form the core of this classic work. The recipients, as portrayed here, represent a cross-section as diverse as America itself—officers and enlisted men; African Americans, Hispanics, and Caucasians; men who went on to become famous (Daniel Inouye, James Stockdale, Bob Kerrey) and others who returned proudly to small towns. Beyond Glory, in the voices of these heroes, is a testament to the courage of the American nation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393325621
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	05/17/2004
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	432
Sales rank:	861,301
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Larry Smith is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Few and the Proud and Beyond Glory. The latter was adapted into a major Broadway play by Stephen Lang. Smith lives in South Norwalk, Connecticut.


Eddie Adams (1933-2004) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer and photojournalist noted for portraits of celebrities and politicians and his coverage of thirteen wars.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	xi
	Preface	xiii
	Acknowledgments	xxi
Part 1	World War II	1
1.	Mitchell Paige	5
2.	Walter D. Ehlers	19
3.	Daniel Inouye	37
4.	John William Finn	53
5.	Vernon Baker	70
6.	Desmond Doss	90
Part 2	The Korean Conflict	109
7.	Thomas Hudner Jr.	115
8.	William E. Barber/Hector Cafferata	129
9.	Lewis L. Millett	143
10.	Rodolfo Hernandez	158
11.	Hiroshi Miyamura	165
12.	Raymond G. Murphy	184
Part 3	The Vietnam War	195
13.	Paul Bucha	199
14.	Alfred V. Rascon	216
15.	Jack H. Jacobs	234
16.	Nicky Daniel Bacon	253
17.	Thomas Kelley	272
18.	Harvey Barnum Jr.	282
19.	Jay R. Vargas	300
20.	Clarence Sasser	317
21.	Joe Jackson	334
22.	James Bond Stockdale	350
23.	Bob Kerrey	364
	Citations	381

Editorial Reviews

"A book of powerful convictions and human values."

Baltimore Sun - Michael Pakenham

"These recollections are the raw stuff of history. They also provide valuable insight into the military, war and courage under fire."

John Whiteclay Chambers II Book World

"These recollections are the raw stuff of history. They also provide valuable insight into the military, war and courage under fire."

Washington Post Book World - John Whiteclay Chambers II