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NOW AVAILABLE
Beyond Belief True Stories of Washington State Heroes That Defy Comprehension
A team of writers have collaborated to bring you this exciting new book, featuring the stories of more 125 Washington State heroes from more than 80 cities, towns, and even small communities across Washington, detailing actions from the Civil War to Present. Available in Hardback, Paperback, and Kindle.

This page was developed to provide an overview of the many military history books I currently have in print, and to provide QUICK LINKS to them. For more information on any book or to order it directly from Amazon, simply click on the book cover.

BEYOND BELIEF
True Stories of American Heroes that Defy Comprehension
This is a unique compilation of short stories by a team of a dozen authors and researchers. Herein you will find some of the most amazing stories ever told, each of them presented in a historically factual manner without hyperbole or literary license. Even more amazing is the fact that each of these stories is TRUE!. These are the stories that will leave you shaking your head in disbelieve, proving as one author once wrote, "Truth is not only stranger than fiction, but far more interesting."
Volume I	Navy Heroes	Chaplain Heroes	Civilian Heroes	Marine Heroes
Military Families	Aviation Heroes	Coming Veterans Day 2024 True Stories of Great Escapes	Coming Memorial Day 2024 True Stories of Special Operations Heroes
*(New Volumes are published twice a year: on Veterans Day and Memorial Day)*
*Beyond Belief - Heroes By State*
Colorado Heroes	Montana Heroes	Arizona Heroes	Alabama Heroes
Available in Hardback, Paperback, and Kindle

Heroes in the Global War on Terrorism
Army OIF	Army OEF	Navy	Marines	Air Force

The majority of my work over the last two decades has been obtaining and transcribing the citations for military awards above the Bronze Star. To date I have identified what I believe to be ALL awards of the Medal of Honor and service crosses, and digitized the citations for all Medal of Honor, Navy Cross and Air Force Cross awards, and more than 10,500 of the 13,500 Distinguished Service Crosses. This enables me to provide a complete compilation of the top two military awards.

Additionally, I have compiled indexes for more than 105,000 of an estimated 130,000 Silver Star awards in history, with digitized full -text citations for more than 30,000 Silver Stars including the citations for all Silver Star awards to U.S. Marines and Coast Guard, as well as for nearly all Silver Stars awarded to members of the Navy since World War II (as well as a comprehensive database of WWII Navy Awards).

To understand what awards are compiled in each book, click on the book itself for a more detailed description on Amazon.com. To preview the format that I utilize for nearly all my citation books, review the information at the bottom of this page. Most citation books include detailed appendixes with helpful analysis of the awards by such criteria as: Rank, Specialty, Company, etc.

Medal of Honor Heroes

Army I-a Army 1-b Navy Marines Air Force Coast Guard

United States Army Heroes (DSC/DSM)
Volume II DSC: 1863 - Army WWI (A-G)	Volume III DSC: Army - WWI (H-R)	Volume IV DSC: Army - WWI (S-Z)	Volume V DSC: Army - WWII (A-G)	Volume VI DSC: Army - WWII (H-Q)
Volume VII DSC: Army - WWII (R-Z)	Volume VIII DSC: USAAF - WWII	Volume IX DSC: Korean War	Volume X DSC: Vietnam War	Volume XI Army DSM: 1862 - 1941
Volume XII Army DSM: WWII - 1960	Volume XIII Army DSM: Vietnam - Present

United States Navy Heroes (NX/DSC/DSM/SS)
Volume II Navy Cross: 1917 - 1942	Volume III Navy Cross: WWII (A-L)	Volume IV Navy Cross: WWII (M-Z)	Volume V Navy Cross, DSM, Silver Star Vietnam - Present
Volume VI Silver Star: WWII (A-K)	Volume VII Silver Star: WWII (L-Z)

United States Marine Corps Heroes (NX/DSC/DSM/SS)
Volume II Navy Cross: 1915 - 1942	Volume III Navy Cross: WWII - Present	Volume IV Silver Star: WWI	Volume V Silver Star: WWII (A-K)	Volume VI Silver Star: WWII (L-Z)
Volume VII Silver Star: Korean War	Volume VIII Silver Star: Vietnam War (A-L)	Volume IX Silver Star: Vietnam War (M-Z

United States Air Force Heroes (AFC/DSC/NX/DSM/SS/SM)
Volume II Army Air Service MOH, DSC, SS, SM (World War I)	Volume III Army Air Forces DSC, Navy Cross (World War II)	Volume IV Army Air Forces Silver Star (A-C) (World War II)	Volume V Army Air Forces Silver Star (D-H) (World War II)	Volume VI Army Air Forces Silver Star (I-N) (World War II)
Volume VII Army Air Forces Silver Star (O-S) (World War II)	Volume VIII Army Air Forces Silver Star (T-Z) (World War II)	Volume IX U.S. Air Force MOH, DSC, Silver Star (Korean War)	Volume X USAAS/USAAF/USAV DSMs (1918 - 1965)

Special Interest Citation Collections
Military Academy Heroes
Volume I U. S. Military Academy (West Point) Recipients of the MOH/DSC/NX/AFC	Volume II (West Point) Silver Star Recipients 1975 - WWII (A-J)	Volume III (West Point) Silver Star Recipients WWII (K-Z)	Volume IV (West Point) Silver Star Recipients Korean War - Congo Dominican Republic	Volume V (West Point) Silver Star Recipients Vietnam (A-L)
Volume VI West Point Silver Star Vietnam (M-Z) Korean DMZ - Gulf War Somalia - GWOT	Naval Academy Volume I MOH, Navy Cross, DSC	Naval Academy Volume II Silver Star	Naval Academy Volume III Silver Star	Naval Academy Volume IV Silver Star
Air Force Academy Medal of Honor Air Force Cross, Silver Star, Airman's Medal		Medal of Honor Recipients Buried at Arlington National Cemetery (Pictorial)	Japanese-American Heroes of the 100/442 Infantry in World War II	Heroes of the Navy Medical and Hospital Corps
Army, Navy, Marine Corps Prisoners of War During the Vietnam War	U.S. Air Force Prisoners of War During the Vietnam War

U.S. Army Divisions - WWI - Present
1st Infantry Division MOH/DSC/DSM (WWI - Present) Silver Star (GWOT)	82d Airborne Division MOH/DSC/DSM/ SS/LOM/SM (WWI - Present)
World War I - Army Heroes By Division (MOH/DSC/DSM/SS)
3d Division, A.E.F. (Volume I)	3d Division, A.E.F. (Volume II)	30th Division, A.E.F.
World War II - Army Heroes By Division (MOH/DSC/DSM/SS/LOM/SM)
1st Infantry Division Volume I Silver Star (A - G)	1st Infantry Division Volume II Silver Star (H - Q)	1st Infantry Division Volume III Silver Star (R - Z) LOM & SM	3d Infantry (Volume I) MOH, DSC, DSM Silver Star (A-G)	3d Infantry Volume II Silver Star (H-Z)
30th Infantry Div. MOH, DSC, DSM SS (A-K)	30th Infantry Div. SS (L-Z), LOM, DFC Soldier's Medal	35th Infantry Div. MOH, DSC, SS	37th Infantry Div. MOH, DSC, SS	42d Infantry Div. MOH, DSC, SS
63d Infantry Div. MOH, DSC, SS	80th Infantry Div. MOH, DSC, SS	7th & 8th Armored Divisions MOH, DSC, SS
Korean War Army Heroes by Division (MOH/DSC/DSM/SS/LOM/SM)
2d Infantry Div. Volume I MOH, DSC, Silver Star (A-K)	2d Infantry Div. Volume II Silver Star (L-Z) DFC, Soldier's Medals	3d Infantry Div. Volume I MOH, DSC, DSM Silver Star (A-K)	3d Infantry Div. Volume II Siler Star (L-Z) DFC, Soldier's Medals	24th Infantry Div. MOH, DSC, DSM, Silver Star, DFC Soldier's Medals
25th Infantry Division MOH, DSC, DSM Silver Star, DFC Soldier's Medals

Vietnam War Army Heroes by Division (MOH/DSC/DSM/SS/LOM/DFC/SM)
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment MOH, DSC, DSM Silver Star, DFC Soldier's Medal

United States Military Heroes Volumes

The majority of my four dozen books currently in print are a part of a collection I call "United States Military Heroes". Some of them are reflected in the image at right although there are others such as the three volumes of Military Academy graduates, Navy Medical and Hospital Corps, and unit compilations that can be found under the "Unit-MOS Books" link. Additional such volumes are planned for production as well.

Each of these books is a large, 8 /12 x 11" volume, usually with 500+ pages, and each volume includes "notes" pages at the end for you to add personal notes you may want to include. Most reflect the citations for individual award recipients including personal data and in many cases, notes of interest and/or a photo. They are presented in the following format:

Usually the first volume in each set (branch or award) begins with historical information including history of the military awards system, known as "The Pyramid of Honor", as well as the historical background for the awards represented in that volume, and a table showing the number of awards.

Below is a screenshot from the Army Medal of Honor book that illustrates the basic format I follow for the citations and personal information.

APPENDIXES

Often the last volume in each set (branch or award), as well as the stand-alone volumes, conclud with a series of appendixes that analyze the awards by such categories as rank, unit, MOS, academy, and more. These appendixes provide a wealth of information that cannot be found in other compilations of award citations. Further, major volumes such as the first set in the Medal of Honor books include "The Book of Leadership" that identifies the leadership of the branch of service including the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Branch secretaries/commandant, and the senior enlisted leader. The "Table of Generals/Admirals" also identifies flag officers with basic information including their identified awards. Other appendixes included in some of these volumes are: Table of Navy/Marine Corps/Army/Air Force Air ACES, Prisoners of War, and more.

Below are screenshots of some of the history/appendix pages (the small images below are thumbnails - when you click on them a larger image opens. Hit your back arrow to return to this page.) Take a little time to view some of these samples of the "Bonus Information" you will find in most of my books.

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