Alvin York : a new biography of the hero of the Argonne / Douglas V. Mastriano.
Mastriano, Douglas V.
2014
D570.9.Y7 .M37 2014eb
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Title
Alvin York : a new biography of the hero of the Argonne / Douglas V. Mastriano.
Author
Mastriano, Douglas V.
ISBN
9780813145211 (electronic book)
9780813145198
Published
Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2014.
Copyright
©2014
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xii, 323 pages) : illustrations, maps.
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D570.9.Y7 .M37 2014eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
940.4/1273092
Summary
Alvin C. York (1887--1964) -- devout Christian, conscientious objector, and reluctant hero of World War I -- is one of America's most famous and celebrated soldiers. Known to generations through Gary Cooper's Academy Award-winning portrayal in the 1941 film Sergeant York, York is credited with the capture of 132 German soldiers on October 8, 1918, in the Meuse-Argonne region of France -- a deed for which he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.At war's end, the media glorified York's bravery but some members of the German military and a soldier from his own unit cast aspersions on his wartime record. Recently, a new generation of historians has also argued that York received more recognition than he deserved.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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American warriors (Lexington, Ky.)
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A life well lived
Without prospect
At war with the army
Marching as to war
Into the trenches!
Prelude to battle
One day in October
The war without end
Emergence of a national hero
Back on the farm in Pall Mall
Another war with Germany
Honoring a hero.

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