For Military Merit: Recipients of the Purple Heart

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-1-59114-086-3
Verlag: U S NAVAL INST PR

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 628 g

More than one million men and women have received the Purple Heart since its creation as an award “for military merit” in 1932. This book provides a brief history of the Purple Heart, with a focus on how the decoration’s award criteria have evolved over the last 75 years. The book then takes a representative look at Purple Heart recipients from all the services by conflict, starting with the Civil War and concluding with the on-going conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Borch, Fred L.

Über Autor(innen)

Fred L. Borch served 25 years active duty as an Army lawyer and retired in 2005. A professionally trained historian (M.A., Univ. of Virginia), he now serves as the Regimental Historian and Archivist for the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps. He is the author and co-author of many books and articles on military medals. Naval Institute Press published his books “Sea Service Medals: Military Awards and Decorations of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard” (co-authored with Charles P. McDowell) in 2009 and “Kimmel, Short and Pearl Harbor” (co-authored with USS Arizona Memorial historian Daniel Martinez) in 2005.