The Quiet Hero: The Untold Medal of Honor Story of George E. Wahlen at the Battle for Iwo Jima
- ISBN-10
- 0979689635
- ISBN-13
- 9780979689635
- Series
- The Quiet Hero
- Category
- Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-11-01
- Publisher
- American Legacy Media
- Author
- Gary W. Toyn
Description
This powerful story documents the Battle of Iwo Jima from the perspective of extraordinary Navy corpsman George Wahlen. The significance of his story lies in the historic context of the battle, the most deadly engagement of World War II for America.
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- 2006
- 240 pages
- Paperback
- American Legacy Media
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