The Medal of Honor: The Evolution of America's Highest Military Decoration

ISBN-13: 9780700626656 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 328 str.

Dwight S. Mears

Opis

A comprehensive political and legal history of the Medal of Honor that charts both the changes in qualifications and its increasing prestige over two centuries.

Spis treści

• Preface
• Introduction
• Part One: Legal and Policy History
• 1. From the Revolution through the Civil War: Background and Inception
• 2. Filling the Army's Policy Vacuum: 1876-1897
• 3. The Spanish-American War, Veracruz, and Navy Officers: 1898-1915
• 4. The Purge of 1917: The army Rewrites Its Award History
• 5. World War I: The Birth of the Pyramid of Honor
• 6. The Interwar Period: A Bifurcated Medal of Honor and New Decorations
• 7. World War II: Growing Pains and the End of Noncombat Awards
• 8. The Korean and Vietnam Wars: New Combat Thresholds
• 9. Post-Vietnam: Modern Concern over the Decline in Award Frequency
• Part Two: Exceptions to the Rule: Legislative Administrative, and Judicial Relief
• 10. Early bills of Relief and Extralegislative Awards
• 11. Modern Bills of Relief: 10 U.S.C. §1130
• 12. Administrative Remedies Boards for Correction
• 13. Administrative Restorations: Mary Walker and William Cody
• 14. Judicial Remedies: The Administrative Procedure Act
• 15. Correction of Discrimination or Impropriety
• Conclusions
• Appendix: Summary of Medal of Honor Legislation (Excluding Bills of Relief)
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index