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Summary: Tales of Valor
Review: A fascinating collection of stories based around 11 individual Americans prestigiously awarded the Medal of Honor. This is a light and fast paced read. Each story is adequately detailed and very interesting. I thought the book had enough merits on it's own without Mike Wallace's commentary. In other words...Mike's contribution added no value to the book in my opinion. I would like to see the author write another book covering another dozen or so MOH awardees in a future volume, and perhaps follow up with additional volumes after that. J.B.Kruz
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Summary: Share it Out Loud
Review: Extraordinary book. Where does a hero come from? What does he leave behind? What is the cost of bravery? It's not Rambo and it's not Gump. Hollywood couldn't hold a candle to real American Honor. These short essays are best read aloud (my highest compliment to any written word). Readable even without a military background, each story is memorable and real. I found myself setting the book aside from time to time, looking up and saying, "Thank you." And wondering if these brave lads (most of whom are long dead) heard me. You owe it to them and to yourselves to read Medal of Honor.
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Summary: A major disappointment
Review: I couldn't wait to read this book. Any book which honors the actions of our veterans is a "must read" for me. But I was greatly disappointed by this work. While I enjoyed Mr. Wallace's introductory essays, I was confused by the politically correct agenda he presented in the selection of some those who earned the Medal of Honor. Also, Mr. Mikaelian's prose is awkward and laborious: I didn't think it possible to take such incredible acts of bravery and make them almost tedious, but this is exactly what happens here. Spend your valuable time reading well-written books like "Flags of Our Fathers" or "Ghost Soldiers," which give proper homage to the legacy of American heroes. Mikaelian's book does not do them justice.
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Summary: A major disappointment
Review: I couldn't wait to read this book. Any book which honors the actions of our veterans is a "must read" for me. But I was greatly disappointed by this work. While I enjoyed Mr. Wallace's introductory essays, I was confused by the politically correct agenda he presented in the selection of some those who earned the Medal of Honor. Also, Mr. Mikaelian's prose is awkward and laborious: I didn't think it possible to take such incredible acts of bravery and make them almost tedious, but this is exactly what happens here. Spend your valuable time reading well-written books like "Flags of Our Fathers" or "Ghost Soldiers," which give proper homage to the legacy of American heroes. Mikaelian's book does not do them justice.
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Summary: A good book but on only a few
Review: I orginally purchased this book thinking it covered all medal of honors winners. To my disappointment, it details only a very few. This book covers only a select few of the medal of honor winners who's life story could be told. Of the men mentioned in the book, it is interesting. It talks about their childhood, what they did in the service, and what they did once out of the service. If you are looking for a little different angle on a few medal of honor winners, then this is your book. If you desire information on all of the medal of honor winners then look elsewhere.
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Summary: Was almost as good as expected.
Review: I read this book when it was first released two years ago. Of the 3,000 + Medal of Honor recipients, the authors did have to cut it down to about two for each war. It is a very informative book. I have read it several times over. I am surprised that only one woman was a recipient though. I figured there would be more. And, just one Coast Guard officer recieved this Medal. It is very informative, but to those who want more out of it, such as the entire biographies of all recipients, that book would be about 8,000 pages. There are some recipients who recieved the Medal of Honor two times. Do they get a second biography?
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Summary: Shame on Mike Wallace
Review: I would like to congratulate Mr. Mikaelian for writing a fine book on such a noble topic. Nevertheless, Mr. Makaelian did not need to use the meaningless running commentaries by Mike Wallace to make the book more informative or even enjoyable. Mr. Wallace's commentaries appear to have been written in great haste, evident by the shear number of facts Mr. Wallace got wrong. Mr. Wallace is a shameful opportunist if he receives one red dime for his contribution to this book. Mr. Wallace should stick to yelling at little kids that run across his path while he's on camera at Disney Land.
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Summary: Political motivated
Review: I've spent the last 20+ years in the military and I really enjoy reading about our military heroes. But, it bothers me when someone uses the military to espouse their political ideology. I don't know anything about Allen Mikaelian, but I'd guess he was very unhappy with the presidential election in 2000 and felt he needed to do something. The author selectively picks recipients that provide a positive image of the left wing and a negative image of the right wing. There is nothing wrong with highlighting minority or women recipients. I think that is great and much needed, but the author should have been up front with the title and foreword and should have left out the political propaganda. Instead he covertly gives the impression that these 11 individuals represent your typical CMH recipient, both historically and politically. This book definitely has some value, but unless your polical views are a little far to the left, you may get a bit irritated at the political rhetoric.
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Summary: Provides a history of the medal and its recipients
Review: In 1863 President Lincoln first awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor: here reporter Mike Wallace provides a history of the medal and its recipients, including his own personal experiences as a reporter covering war and blending history with military biography to spice an intriguing memoir. Harry Chase, Jason Culp and Ron McLarty narrate and Wallace provides special audio commentary in this intriguing history.
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Summary: A MIRROR OF LIFE FOR THE FEW
Review: Like everything else in life, this book tells about sad times and happy times due to the fact that a military man was awarded the highest honor for valor this nation offers. This book gives descriptions of the battle event that was reponsible for the medal for a number of veterans from the Civil War through Viet Nam. The writing is interesting and points out what some men are capable of when their back is against the wall. If you like war stories, this is a winner.
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