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Summary: Good look at what MOH awardees went through
Comment: Smith has interviewed twenty-three recipients of the Medal of Honor, and coupled the edited
interviews with brief scene-setting passages describing the war and the individual's circumstances.
Official citations are appended. Acts for which the Medal was awarded occurred in WWII, Korea, and
Vietnam. Some of the names are familiar-Senators James Stockdale, Daniel Inouye, and Bob Kerry.
Most are little-known. They are of varied races, education, and background. Some are eloquent, as
is Sen. Kerry on patriotism, guilt and redemption; others are blunt and inarticulate. The one
common thread is that they generally consider themselves to be ordinary men who rose to an occasion
they did not seek. Several make the point that they are not "winners," since in no sense did they
compete for the Medal: they prefer to refer to themselves as recipients of an award. Smith was an
editor of Parade Magazine, and his analysis never rises above that level, but the stories of the
recipients are powerful in themselves.

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Summary: If you miss Stephen Ambrose, this is even better
Comment: This is an extraordinary book. Larry Smith has done a masterful job in getting Medal of Honor
recipients to open up and share their incredible stories. What you get are their thoughts,
feelings, and memories, honest and unvarnished. The understatement and the humility make their
bravery and achievements all the more powerful. Smith doesn't embellish or over-write. Instead, he
lets each man have a voice. The result is gripping, page-turning, and will often bring tears to
your eyes. Without Stephen Ambrose to do justice to those who fight our wars, we should be even
more grateful to have Larry Smith.

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Summary: great book
Comment: It's so refreshing in these turbulent times to read about these heroes.

Unlike other medal of
honor books, which just offer the citations or summaries of the citations, this book offers unique
looks into the heroes by way of interviews with them. They each have amazing stories and incredibly
interesting lives.

Buy this book!

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Summary: Beyond Glory
Comment: At first, I did not like the fact that the book was written by someone who openly protested during
the Vietnam war. In my belief he had not earned the right to even speak with these hero's of
America. The author did a great job relating the stories of these American heroes in their own
words. This is a must read. We are loosing the hero's of our past wars at an alarming rate due to
old age finally catching up to them. It was amazing to hear these men talk about their great deads
like it was an everyday occurrence.

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