[.ca] Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty (ISBN 1579653146)

Untterly breathtaking book:
This is an untterly breathtaking book, a tribute to men whose lives have been transformed by their own courage, as our lives will be transformed by what we learn of them. The tales of their heroism are great, more, almost, than we can comprehend; but the images of their faces are breathtaking, haunting, brilliant, and will inform our souls with an indelible sense of the majesty of theirs. In this unforgettable book, we learn the true meaning of the terms "manhood" and "warrier" in the most sacred sense. Nick Del Calzo is more than a photographer; he is a visionary of the human essence. His photographs not only spell out the message This man is a Hero, but also tap in to all that lives inside the man who carries the title Congressional Medal of Honor Winner. Indeed, Nick has captured the emotional and spiritual essence of each of these men with such exquisite respect, vision, and honoring, that we, too, can truly see--and deeply honor--them. This is more than a coffee table book of stunning photographs. It is a book of images from--and to--the depths of the human heart. Daphne Rose Kingma Author of The Men We Never Knew; The Future of Love

Outstanding book & photography:
This book is loaded with moving acounts of courage, suffering and achivement. In addition to the individual stories, there is a history of the CMH and a military glossary. The book has a forward by George H.W. Bush, and Senator McClain of Arizona. You will not be disapointed with this book.

Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the call of Duty:
Great pictures! Poor editing, many mistakes, flopped pictures, wrong information, wrong death dates. These mistakes take away from the written information, but not the pictures. Done in black & white with keen eye of a photojournalist, and probably the last portraits of three who have died this year, Joe Foss, Ray Davis and Mitch Paige. Each full page portrait is done with a different approach, one reading this book will be captivated by each picture of these men, these heroes. This is a collection of the last living Medal of Honor recipients, starting in 2000. Even with the bad editing this book is worth having, it's history.

Deeply Moving:
A dear friend highly recommended Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty so recently I was standing in the bookstore waiting for the clerk to find it on the computer. After the third try she told me it was not showing up on her screens when another shopper walked up to me and placed it in my hands. He said " I overheard you asking for this and I had just looked it over" With this auspicious beginning, my journey into the world of Medal of Honor winners began. As I looked through this beautiful book, I found myself taken by the photography and absorbed by the accompanying text which details the events of each honoree. Although I looked at each page and the photographs, I found that I had to pace myself on reading the text and short biographies. That is a lot there on many levels so I used the photos as a guide to decide which ones to read during this first encounter. This book evoked tears for me. I have served in the military although not in combat. Also I have served in the US Peace Corp so I have always been aware of the paradox of the human condition. While reading, I found discovered some very ambivalent feelings. Respect and admiration for the portraits of courage was obvious. Yet, simultaneously, a soul felt sadness when I realized that the "enemy" described on several pages, could very well have been the beloved grandfather of a dear friend I stayed with in Germany recently. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wishes to explore the challenges of the human spirit. DG Mogle

A keeper:
I am one of those folks who reads about 50 books a year. Once in a while I read a book that so impresses me that I recommend it to all my friends. Last year the book was Seabiscuit. This year it is Medal of Honor. In fact, Medal of Honor is a better book than Seabiscuit. I am buying it as a Christmas present for friends and giving it to them now, so they can, in turn, buy copies for their friends before Christmas.