Beyond valor : a World War II story of extraordinary heroism, sacrificial love, and a race against time
(2020)

Nonfiction

eAudiobook

Provider: hoopla

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Thomas Nelson, 2020
Made available through hoopla
EDITION
Unabridged
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (1 audio file (6hr., 59 min.)) : digital

ISBN/ISSN
9781400216857 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) MWT12669117, 1400216850 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 12669117
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Narrated by Zach Hoffman and Jon Erwin

A miraculous true story of a soldier's unspeakable heroism, a teenage woman's unfailing love, and the faith that secured them all. On April 12, 1945, as a fleet of American B-29 bombers flew toward Japan, disaster struck: a phosphorous bomb detonated inside one of the planes. Staff Sergeant Henry E. "Red" Erwin absorbed the blast of burning phosphorous and threw overboard the still-flaming bomb, then collapsed from the third-degree burns over much of his body. Erwin's plane diverted to a military hospital to try to save him, and President Truman ordered Erwin be awarded the Medal of Honor. General Curtis LeMay ordered a squad of airmen on a 1,000-mile mission to smash their way into a display case and steal a medal of honor before Erwin died. Meanwhile, a courageous teenage bride set out on her own mission, one of against-all-odds healing. Her mission's success would mean an entirely new destiny for the twenty-three-year-old warrior--and years later make possible the birth of the book's author, Jon Erwin. For Love and Honor is an extraordinary tale of bravery, heroism, faith, and devotion

Mode of access: World Wide Web

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