100 Medal of Honor Stories from World War I: Courage, Sacrifice, and Survival in the to End All Wars

One hundred recipients. One war transformed by machine guns, artillery, poison gas, aircraft and barbed wire. Each story records a moment when one person moved towards danger while others sought shelter from it.100 MEDAL OF HONOR STORIES FROM WORLD WAR I brings together the extraordinary actions of American soldiers, Marines, sailors, airmen and medical personnel during the conflict once called the War to End All Wars. From desperate attacks against fortified positions to rescues under fire, aerial combat, battlefield medicine and survival at sea, these accounts reveal the many forms courage assumed during modern industrial warfare.The collection includes celebrated recipients such as Alvin C. York, Henry Johnson, Freddie Stowers, Charles W. Whittlesey and Edward V. Rickenbacker. It also restores attention to men whose actions were equally remarkable but whose names are now far less familiar. Some received recognition immediately, while others waited decades because of discrimination, incomplete records or official neglect.Each numbered profile concerns a distinct recipient. Double awards, aliases and shared actions are explained without counting the same person twice. The stories are presented as readable historical narratives grounded in documented award records, without invented dialogue or unsupported scenes.Organised into ten thematic sections, the book also includes detailed source notes and a recipient index. It is written for readers of military history, American history, battlefield biography and true stories of courage under extreme pressure.Book 6 in the Medal of Honor Stories series by Gordon J. MacKenzie.