@article{711175,
      author = {Mastriano, Douglas V.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/711175},
      title = {Alvin York : a new biography of the hero of the Argonne /},
      abstract = {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.},
      recid = {711175},
      pages = {1 online resource (xii, 323 pages) :},
}