For military merit : recipients of the Purple Heart /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Borch, Frederic L., 1954-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, [2010]
Subjects:	Purple Heart. United States > Armed Forces > Biography. United States. > Armed Forces > Registers.

Table of Contents:

A short history of the purple heart : background, design, and award criteria
Soldiers : Revolutionary War to Afghanistan and Iraq
Sailors : Spanish-American War to Afghanistan and Iraq
Airmen : World War I to War on terrorism
Marines : Spanish-American War to Afghanistan and Iraq
Coast guardsmen : World War I to Afghanistan and Iraq
Civilians : World War II to the War on Terrorism
Families : brothers, fathers and sons, and husbands and wives
Celebrities : artists and entertainers, politicians, athletes, and other public figures.