by Alex Kershaw
First published 2022
Alex Kershaw chronicles the extraordinary wartime experiences of four American soldiers who served together and each earned the Medal of Honor during World War II. Maurice "Footsie" Britt was a professional football player who became the first American to collect every valor decoration in one conflict. Michael Daly left West Point but proved his leadership by repeatedly saving his men's lives in combat. Keith Ware rose from draftee to become the only conscripted soldier in history to reach general rank. Audie Murphy, the baby-faced Texan, saved Ware's life and became the finest soldier under his command. The author draws from personal interviews and primary sources to trace their journey across more than 600 days of brutal fighting, from North African deserts through French Morocco to Hitler's mountain retreat in Germany. These warriors discovered that surviving the war was only the beginning. The weight of their medals and the burden of public expectations followed them home, where finding peace proved as challenging as any battlefield they had conquered.
Genres: biography, history, 20th-century, american, military-fiction, non-fiction, military-history, american-history
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, heroic-journey
Setting: North Africa, French Morocco, Germany
Period: World War II
368 pages · Hardcover · Dutton Caliber