{"product_id":"choosing-courage-inspiring-true-stories-of-what-it-means-to-be-a-hero-9781579657055","title":"Choosing Courage: Inspiring True Stories of What It Means to Be a Hero","description":"\u003cb\u003eRiveting real-life accounts of heroism from Medal of Honor recipients, including Clinton Romesha (author of \u003ci\u003eRed Platoon: A True Story of American Valor\u003c\/i\u003e) and exceptional civilians like schoolteacher Jencie Fagan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e How does an ordinary person become a hero? It happens in a split second, a moment of focus and clarity, when a choice is made. Here are the gripping accounts of Medal of Honor recipients who demonstrated guts and selflessness on the battlefield and confronted life-threatening danger to make a difference. There are the stories of George Sakato and Vernon Baker--both of whom overcame racial discrimination to enlist in the army during World War II (Sakato was a second-generation Japanese American, Baker an African American) and went on to prove that heroes come in all colors--and Clint Romesha, who led his outnumbered fellow soldiers against a determined enemy to prevent the Taliban from taking over a remote U.S. Army outpost in Afghanistan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Also included are civilians who have been honored by the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation for outstanding acts of bravery in crisis situations, from a school shooting to the 9\/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Adding depth and context are illuminating essays on the combat experience and its aftermath, covering topics such as overcoming fear; a mother mourning the loss of her son; and \"surviving hell\" as a prisoner of war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter Collier has written extensively about bravery in battle in the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003eMedal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty\u003c\/i\u003e, first published by Artisan in 2003. He lives in Nevada City, California. The Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to perpetuate the medal's legacy of courage, sacrifice, and patriotism.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Artisan Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52057992921362,"sku":"9781579657055","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d806fc8d-e6d6-4a3f-bf4e-91fd0dff1291.jpg?v=1772019211","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/choosing-courage-inspiring-true-stories-of-what-it-means-to-be-a-hero-9781579657055","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}