The price of valor : the life of Audie Murphy, America's most decorated hero of World War II / David A. Smith.
Material type: TextPublisher: Washington, DC : Regnery History, [2015]Description: xiv, 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1621573176
- 9781621573173
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | Biography | Murphy, A. S645 | Available | 33111007999887 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
When he was seventeen years old, Audie Murphy falsified his birth records so he could enlist in the Army and help defeat the Nazis. When he was nineteen, he single-handedly turned back the German Army at the Battle of Colmar Pocket by climbing on top of a tank with a machine gun, a moment immortalized in the classic film To Hell and Back , starring Audie himself. In the first biography covering his entire life--including his severe PTSD and his tragic death at age 45--the unusual story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated hero of WWII, is brought to life for a new generation.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A child of the depression -- Finding a purpose -- Into the fight -- Italy -- A road to heroism -- A weary victor -- A hero returns to Texas -- A hero goes to Hollywood -- The making of a star -- To hell and back -- Riding a crooked trail -- No name on the bullet.