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Shinmiyangyo - The Other Korean War
In 1871 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps forces embarked on an ill-conceived diplomatic mission to open Corea (Korea), known as "The Hermit Kingdom". A series of misunderstandings resulted in a weekend battle marked by valor on both sides, and earning 15 American Seamen and Marines the first Medals of Honor for actions in a foreign war. The little-known "Weekend War" that was the first Korean War, is called "Shinmyangyo" by the Koreans... "The Disturbance of 1871".
Restoring Valor
“Terrific read. Stories of stolen valor you won’t believe, and those who hunt them down and participated in writing legislation to restore dignity to all those who have truly served in combat.” —Peter C. Lemon, recipient, Congressional Medal of Honor Stolen valor occurs when a person lies about receiving military decorations that he or she has in fact never earned. It has become a major societal problem that has been discussed numerous times in the news; according to the New York Times, the Department of Veterans Affairs paid disability benefits to more than six hundred people falsely claiming to have been POWs in the Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars. The number of stolen valor cases re...
The Return of Black Douglas
After Isobella Douglas is pulled back in time by the ghost of her infamous ancestor, The Black Douglas, she encounters a Highland laird who's completely captivated by the modern lass. Original.
Parasitic Diseases of Wild Birds
Parasitic Diseases of Wild Birds provides thorough coverage of major parasite groups affecting wild bird species. Broken into four sections covering protozoa, helminths, leeches, and arthropod parasites, this volume provides reviews of the history, disease, epizootiology, pathology, and population impacts caused by parasitic disease. Taking a unique approach that focuses on the effects of the parasites on the host, Parasitic Diseases of Wild Birds fills a unique niche in animal health literature.
Go for Broke
Originally published in a limited, numbered edition in 1982, by Go For Broke, Inc. of Richmond, California. The author and editorial board selected 240 photos after combing through about 4,000. The text combines the author's recollections, reading, and research, with an oral history gathered from officers and soldiers. The 100th/442d, the most highly decorated unit in American history, was composed of Japanese Americans who had been interred during the war, and then were allowed to volunteer to fight. 11.5x9"Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Heroes of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment During the Vietnam War
The most complete compendium of the awards to heroes of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, the "Blackhorse Regiment" in the Vietnam War, this book includes the names and nearly all citations for the 3 Medals of Honor, 29 Distinguished Service Crosses, 1 Distinguished Service Medal, 462 Silver Stars, 11 Legions of Merit, 269 Distinguished Flying Crosses and 89 Soldier's Medals awarded to members of the Regiment in the Vietnam War. It includes a history of the Regiment and concludes with Appendixes that analyze awards by criteria such as Rank, MOS (Specialty), Troop/Squadron, Month/Year, and Hometown. It also includes a listing of the 730 Blackhorse Troopers who died or were killed in action in Vietnam.
Lost Battalions
The remarkable story of two battalions, one German, one American, cut off in the same forest at the same time, and the heroic efforts to save them. The 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry ("Alamo Regiment"), had been cut off for six days and food, water, and ammunition were running out. Sent to rescue the "Texans" were the Japanese American Nisei of the famed "Go For Broke" 100/442d Regimental Combat Team. At virtually the same time, only five miles away, a similar drama unfolded as the Wehrmacht's 201st Mountain Battalion attempted an equally desperate rescue of its sister unit, the 202d Mountain Battalion. The weather was abysmal, the terrain virtually impassable. Some generals lost their sons there, other generals lost only their honor. Told by the soldiers, American and German, from both sides, Lost Battalions is an unforgettable account of courage, honor, and humanity.
The Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor may be America’s highest military decoration, but all Medals of Honor are not created equal. The medal has in fact consisted of several distinct decorations at various times and has involved a number of competing statutes and policies that rewarded different types of heroism. In this book, the first comprehensive look at the medal’s historical, legal, and policy underpinnings, Dwight S. Mears charts the complex evolution of these developments and differences over time. The Medal of Honor has had different qualification thresholds at different times, and indeed three separate versions—one for the army and two for the navy—existed contemporaneously between World Wars...
Go for Broke
During World War II, Japanese Americans were forcefully placed in "relocation" camps. Despite that, these Nesei (first generation Japanese born outside of Japan) warriors explain why they were eager to defend their American homeland, and how they became the most decorated fighting unit ever assembled in U.S. military history.
Honor Before Glory
On October 24, 1944, more than two hundred American soldiers realized they were surrounded by German infantry deep in the mountain forest of eastern France. As their dwindling food, ammunition, and medical supplies ran out, the American commanding officer turned to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team to achieve what other units had failed to do. Honor Before Glory is the story of the 442nd, a segregated unit of Japanese American citizens, commanded by white officers, that finally rescued the "lost battalion." Their unmatched courage and sacrifice under fire became legend-all the more remarkable because many of the soldiers had volunteered from prison-like "internment" camps where sentries watch...
