A cause greater than self [electronic resource] : the journey of Captain Michael J. Daly, World War II Medal of Honor recipient / Stephen J. Ochs.
2012
U53.D35 O24 2012eb
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Title
A cause greater than self [electronic resource] : the journey of Captain Michael J. Daly, World War II Medal of Honor recipient / Stephen J. Ochs.
Author
Ochs, Stephen J.
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9781603447836 (cloth alk. paper)
1603447830 (cloth alk. paper)
9781603448031 (e-book)
1603447830 (cloth alk. paper)
9781603448031 (e-book)
Imprint
College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2012.
Language
English
Description
xix, 271 p. : ill., maps, ports.
Call Number
U53.D35 O24 2012eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
940.54/1273092 B
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Series
Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 138
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Table of Contents
Hero-father
Born with a silver spoon "slightly bent"
A disappointment to his family
Initiation: D-day
Proving ground: the battle of Normandy
Becoming an officer
The Colmar pocket: winter heroism
The dragon's teeth: assuming command
"Discipline of kindness"
Götterdämmerung: the battle for Germany
Nuremberg and the Medal of Honor
Escaping the "hero's cage"
Epilogue: causes greater than self.
Born with a silver spoon "slightly bent"
A disappointment to his family
Initiation: D-day
Proving ground: the battle of Normandy
Becoming an officer
The Colmar pocket: winter heroism
The dragon's teeth: assuming command
"Discipline of kindness"
Götterdämmerung: the battle for Germany
Nuremberg and the Medal of Honor
Escaping the "hero's cage"
Epilogue: causes greater than self.