4783565Beyond the Call of Dutyhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/beyond-the-call-of-duty-9780593475850/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4378184/image.jpg?v=638451342640530000230299MXNPenguin Publishing GroupInStock/Ebooks/As a child, Robert Howard was taught by his Granny Callie to always face his threats head-on. Some thirty years later, he emerged from the Vietnam War as Americas most decorated Green Beret.For the first time, Robert Howards story is being told in full. Respected military historian Stephen L. Moore takes readers into the heart of the Vietnam Wars covert Special Ops jungle warfare in this immersive, suspenseful read. Through family sources, National Archives documents, and dozens of testimonials from the Green Berets who fought alongside him, this one-man army will finally be given the recognition he deserves.Robert Howard grew up in poverty in a small town in Alabama, with a strong sense of faith and determination. When he enlisted in the army at age seventeen, his Granny Callies words echoed in his head, and he pledged to follow them to the bitter end. In the most dire of combat experiences, Howard ran directly toward his opponents, sacrificing his body to protect others and to complete the mission above all else. Time and time again, he survived battles that should have claimed his life, suffering countless bullets, a spinal injury, and shrapnel and blast wounds. Recon commanders who ran missions with him declared him to be the bravest man they had ever met.In return, Howard received a staggering number of awards and ribbons for valor and distinctive service in combatover fifty in all, including the Medal of Honor, eight Purple Hearts, the Distinguished Service Cross, a Silver Star, and four Bronze Stars. He holds the distinction of being the only soldier nominated for the Medal of Honor three times in only a thirteen-month period. In total, Howard spent a grueling, treacherous forty months in combat duty in Vietnam, including over two years with MACV-SOGs elite covert group....4571629Beyond the Call of Duty230299https://www.gandhi.com.mx/beyond-the-call-of-duty-9780593475850/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4378184/image.jpg?v=638451342640530000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20249780593475850_W3siaWQiOiJlZThlNGYwYS04ODk2LTQ4OTEtYjQyNC04Mjg2NGVmOGFkZmMiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjI4MCwiZGlzY291bnQiOjY0LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjIxNiwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDItMDVUMDU6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9780593475850_As a child, Robert Howard was taught by his Granny Callie to always face his threats head-on. Some thirty years later, he emerged from the Vietnam War as Americas most decorated Green Beret.For the first time, Robert Howards story is being told in full. Respected military historian Stephen L. Moore takes readers into the heart of the Vietnam Wars covert Special Ops jungle warfare in this immersive, suspenseful read. Through family sources, National Archives documents, and dozens of testimonials from the Green Berets who fought alongside him, this one-man army will finally be given the recognition he deserves.Robert Howard grew up in poverty in a small town in Alabama, with a strong sense of faith and determination. When he enlisted in the army at age seventeen, his Granny Callies words echoed in his head, and he pledged to follow them to the bitter end. In the most dire of combat experiences, Howard ran directly toward his opponents, sacrificing his body to protect others and to complete the mission above all else. Time and time again, he survived battles that should have claimed his life, suffering countless bullets, a spinal injury, and shrapnel and blast wounds. Recon commanders who ran missions with him declared him to be the bravest man they had ever met.In return, Howard received a staggering number of awards and ribbons for valor and distinctive service in combatover fifty in all, including the Medal of Honor, eight Purple Hearts, the Distinguished Service Cross, a Silver Star, and four Bronze Stars. He holds the distinction of being the only soldier nominated for the Medal of Honor three times in only a thirteen-month period. In total, Howard spent a grueling, treacherous forty months in combat duty in Vietnam, including over two years with MACV-SOGs elite covert group....9780593475850_Penguin Publishing Grouplibro_electonico_9780593475850_9780593475850Stephen L.InglésMéxico2024-12-03T00:00:00+00:00https://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/PenguinUS-epub-12be5e27-d1fd-47d2-8917-19f1cdf09081.epub2024-12-03T00:00:00+00:00Penguin Publishing Group