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945698977 |
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OCoLC |
| DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20160513124443.0 |
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160330s2015 nyua j b 001 0ceng d |
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(OCoLC)945698977 |
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GZDA |
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jl* |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
355.0092/273 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781579657055 |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1579657052 |
| AUTHOR NAME |
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| AUTHOR NAME |
Collier, Peter, |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Choosing Courage : |
| Remainder of title |
inspiring stories of what it means to be a hero / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Peter Collier. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xiii, 257 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations ; |
| Dimensions |
21 cm |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| TARGET AUDIENCE NOTE |
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| Target audience note |
Ages 10 and up. |
| GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
"Published in collaboration with the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation." |
| GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Includes index. |
| FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
World War II. Jack Lucas: the boy who went to war ; My grandfather the war hero by Jonna Doolittle Hoppes ; George Sakato: "going for broke" ; Desmond Doss: the lifesaver ; Vernon Baker: fighting for dignity -- The Korean War. Tibor Rubin: the survivor ; Ronald Rosser: a brother fights for revenge ; Overcoming fear by Wesley L. Fox ; Tom Hudner: the color of friendship -- The Vietnam War. Sammy Davis: a soldier's job ; A life saved by Jim Deister ; Alfred Rascon: ten minutes of hell ; George "Bud" Day: maximum resistance ; Surviving hell by Leo K. Thorness ; Thomas Norris and Michael Thornton: devils with green faces -- The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Salvatore Giunta: bringing a buddy home ; Clinton Romesha: born to fight ; War wounds that last a lifetime by Juanita Milligan ; A daughter's story by MattieMae Milligan ; Leroy Petry: a ranger leads the way ; The loss of a son by Deb Dunham -- Heroism in civilian life. Rick Rescorla: warnings and bravery on 9/11 ; Jencie Fagan: a teacher's lesson in courage ; On being bullied and learning self-respect by Allen Lynch ; Jordy Cox: healing the world, one patient at a time ; On serving others before self by Jack Jacobs -- Afterword: the consequences of war -- The medal of honor: then and now. |
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Soldiers |
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Heroes |
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Medal of Honor |
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Military biography |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Biography |
| ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
01. English Non Fiction |
| LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) |
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355.009 COL |
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345 |
