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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Library Journal Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Mastriano, Douglas V.     Subjects     York, Alvin Cullum, 1887-1964.     United States. Army -- Biography.     Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.     Argonne, Battle of the, France, 1918.     World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France.     Heroes -- United States -- Biography.     Pacifists -- United States -- Biography     Conscientious objectors -- United States -- Biography.     Christians -- United States -- Biography.     Military biography.     Christian biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Mastriano, Douglas V.       by title:      Alvin York : a new b...       by call number:      940.41273 Y61m     Search the Web     Mastriano, Douglas V.     York, Alvin Cullum, 1887-1964.     United States. Army -- Biography.     Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.     Argonne, Battle of the, France, 1918.     World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France.     Heroes -- United States -- Biography.     Pacifists -- United States -- Biography     Conscientious objectors -- United States -- Biography.     Christians -- United States -- Biography.     Military biography.     Christian biography.       MARC Display

Alvin York : a new biography of the hero of the Argonne / Douglas V. Mastriano. by Mastriano, Douglas V. University Press of Kentucky, [2014] Call #: 940.41273 Y61m Subjects York, Alvin Cullum, 1887-1964.   United States. Army -- Biography.   Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.   Argonne, Battle of the, France, 1918.   World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France.   Heroes -- United States -- Biography.   Pacifists -- United States -- Biography   Conscientious objectors -- United States -- Biography.   Christians -- United States -- Biography.   Military biography.   Christian biography. Series American warriors (Lexington, Ky.) ISBN:  9780813145198 (hc.) 0813145198 (hc.) Description:  xii, 323 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. 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 heroics. Historians continue to debate whether York has received more recognition than he deserves. A fierce disagreement about the location of the battle in the Argonne forest has further complicated the soldier's legacy. The author sorts fact from myth in this full-length biography. He meticulously examines York's youth in the hills of east Tennessee, his service in the Great War, and his return to a quiet civilian life dedicated to charity. By reviewing artifacts recovered from the battlefield using military terrain analysis, forensic study, and research in both German and American archives, Mastriano reconstructs the events of October 8 and corroborates the recorded accounts"--Provided by publisher. Genre:  Biographies. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Home Delivery - HN Adult Biography 940.41273 Y61m Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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