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Choosing Courage

- Inspiring True Stories of What It Means to Be a Hero
Af: Peter Collier Engelsk Paperback

Choosing Courage

- Inspiring True Stories of What It Means to Be a Hero
Af: Peter Collier Engelsk Paperback
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Riveting real-life accounts of heroism from Medal of Honor recipients, including Clinton Romesha (author of Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor) and exceptional civilians like schoolteacher Jencie Fagan

How does an ordinary person become a hero? It happens in a split second, a moment of focus and clarity, when a choice is made. Here are the gripping accounts of Medal of Honor recipients who demonstrated guts and selflessness on the battlefield and confronted life-threatening danger to make a difference. There are the stories of George Sakato and Vernon Baker—both of whom overcame racial discrimination to enlist in the army during World War II (Sakato was a second-generation Japanese American, Baker an African American) and went on to prove that heroes come in all colors—and Clint Romesha, who led his outnumbered fellow soldiers against a determined enemy to prevent the Taliban from taking over a remote U.S. Army outpost in Afghanistan.

Also included are civilians who have been honored by the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation for outstanding acts of bravery in crisis situations, from a school shooting to the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Adding depth and context are illuminating essays on the combat experience and its aftermath, covering topics such as overcoming fear; a mother mourning the loss of her son; and “surviving hell” as a prisoner of war.
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Riveting real-life accounts of heroism from Medal of Honor recipients, including Clinton Romesha (author of Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor) and exceptional civilians like schoolteacher Jencie Fagan

How does an ordinary person become a hero? It happens in a split second, a moment of focus and clarity, when a choice is made. Here are the gripping accounts of Medal of Honor recipients who demonstrated guts and selflessness on the battlefield and confronted life-threatening danger to make a difference. There are the stories of George Sakato and Vernon Baker—both of whom overcame racial discrimination to enlist in the army during World War II (Sakato was a second-generation Japanese American, Baker an African American) and went on to prove that heroes come in all colors—and Clint Romesha, who led his outnumbered fellow soldiers against a determined enemy to prevent the Taliban from taking over a remote U.S. Army outpost in Afghanistan.

Also included are civilians who have been honored by the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation for outstanding acts of bravery in crisis situations, from a school shooting to the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Adding depth and context are illuminating essays on the combat experience and its aftermath, covering topics such as overcoming fear; a mother mourning the loss of her son; and “surviving hell” as a prisoner of war.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 272
ISBN-13: 9781579657055
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1579657052
Kategori: United States of America, USA
Udg. Dato: 3 maj 2016
Længde: 22mm
Bredde: 136mm
Højde: 208mm
Forlag: Workman Publishing
Oplagsdato: 3 maj 2016
Forfatter(e): Peter Collier
Forfatter(e) Peter Collier

Kategori United States of America, USA

ISBN-13 9781579657055

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 272

Udgave

Længde 22mm

Bredde 136mm

Højde 208mm

Udg. Dato 3 maj 2016

Oplagsdato 3 maj 2016

Forlag Workman Publishing

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