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Electronic Book

Author

Ochs, Stephen J.

Title A cause greater than self [electronic resource] : the journey of Captain Michael J. Daly, World War II Medal of Honor recipient / Stephen J. Ochs.

Imprint

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2012.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Edition	1st ed.
Description	xix, 271 p. : ill., maps, ports.
Series	Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 138
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Hero-father -- Born with a silver spoon "slightly bent" -- A disappointment to his family -- Initiation: D-day -- Proving ground: the battle of Normandy -- Becoming an officer -- The Colmar pocket: winter heroism -- The dragon's teeth: assuming command -- "Discipline of kindness" -- Gotterdammerung: the battle for Germany -- Nuremberg and the Medal of Honor -- Escaping the "hero's cage" -- Epilogue: causes greater than self.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Daly, Michael J., 1924-2008.
	United States. Army -- Officers -- Biography.
	World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
	Medal of Honor -- Biography.
	Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9781603447836 (cloth alk. paper)
	1603447830 (cloth alk. paper)
	9781603448031 (electronic bk.)