A cause greater than self [electronic resource] : the journey of Captain Michael J. Daly, World War II Medal of Honor recipient / Stephen J. Ochs.

By: Ochs, Stephen JContributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextSeries: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 138Publication details: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2012Edition: 1st edDescription: xix, 271 p. : ill., maps, portsISBN: 9781603448031 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Daly, Michael J., 1924-2008 | United States. Army -- Officers -- Biography | World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front | Medal of Honor -- Biography | Soldiers -- United States -- BiographyGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 940.54/1273092 | B LOC classification: U53.D35 | O24 2012Online resources: Click to View
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" -- Gotterdammerung: the battle for Germany -- Nuremberg and the Medal of Honor -- Escaping the "hero's cage" -- Epilogue: causes greater than self.
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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" -- Gotterdammerung: the battle for Germany -- Nuremberg and the Medal of Honor -- Escaping the "hero's cage" -- Epilogue: causes greater than self.

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