Alvin York : a new biography of the hero of the Argonne / Douglas V. Mastriano.

Alvin York : a new biography of the hero of the Argonne / Douglas V. Mastriano.

9780813145211 (electronic book)
9780813145198

Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2014.

©2014

English

1 online resource (xii, 323 pages) : illustrations, maps.

D570.9.Y7 .M37 2014eb

940.4/1273092

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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