Volumes VI & VII of "United States Navy Heroes" is an INCOMPLETE but COMPREHENSIVE collection of Silver Star awards to members of the U.S. Navy during World War II. An estimated 5,000 Silver Stars were awarded to members of the Navy in World War II, and 4,241 (85%) of these awards are identified in these two volumes, which includes the full text of more than 2,700 citations and detailed synopsis containing rank, unit and date of action for most of the remainder. Volume VII includes several appendixes with tables analyzing these awards by such criteria as rank/rating, specialty (Corpsman, PT...

Volumes VI & VII of "United States Navy Heroes" is an INCOMPLETE but COMPREHENSIVE collection of Silver Star awards to members of the U.S. Navy during World War II. An estimated 5,000 Silver Stars were awarded to members of the Navy in World War II, and 4,241 (85%) of these awards are identified in these two volumes, which includes the full text of more than 2,700 citations and detailed synopsis containing rank, unit and date of action for most of the remainder. Volume VII includes several appendixes with tables analyzing these awards by such criteria as rank/rating, specialty (Corpsman, PT...

Volume III in the Wings of Valor series begins with Operation Torch, the 1942 amphibious assault on North Africa, and follows the development of U.S. Army Air Forces tactics through the stories of 16 American Airmen who received the Medal of Honor. In it you will learn how the history of strategic bombardment evolved to enable the around-the-clock, sustained bombing campaign that earned the Allies the aerial superiority necessary to mounting the June 1944 D-Day landings that brought World War II to a close within a year.