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Author Mastriano, Douglas V.

Title Alvin York : a new biography of the hero of the Argonne / Douglas V. Mastriano.

Publication Info. Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 2014.

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Location Call No. Status
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  B YORK, ALVIN    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  940.412 MAS    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Biographies  BIOG YORK, ALVIN    Check Shelf
Description xii, 323 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Series American warriors
American warriors (Lexington, Ky.)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents A life well lived -- Without prospect -- At war with the army -- Marching as to war -- Into the trenches! -- Prelude to battle -- One day in October -- The war without end -- Emergence of a national hero -- Back on the farm in Pall Mall -- Another war with Germany -- Honoring a hero.
Summary Alvin C. York (1887--1964) -- devout Christian, conscientious objector, and reluctant hero of World War I -- is one of America's most famous and celebrated soldiers. Known to generations through Gary Cooper's Academy Award-winning portrayal in the 1941 film Sergeant York, York is credited with the capture of 132 German soldiers on October 8, 1918, in the Meuse-Argonne region of France -- a deed for which he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.At war's end, the media glorified York's bravery but some members of the German military and a soldier from his own unit cast aspersions on his wartime record. Recently, a new generation of historians has also argued that York received more recognition than he deserved.
Subject York, Alvin Cullum, 1887-1964.
Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
Argonne, Battle of the, France, 1918.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France.
United States. Army -- Biography.
ISBN 9780813145198 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0813145198 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780813145211 (pdf)
9780813145228 (epub)
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