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What is a good book on world war 2 medals given to war heroes?

I am doing a social studies project and i have to draw different medals given to world war 2 heroes. My teacher is making us use 3 non internet resources. I have absolutly no idea what books i could use. So if you know any books that would be helpful, let me know!

You do not mention if you only want American or from any country.

There is a biography of Nancy Wake, a New Zealand born woman who studied in Australia and became an Australian citizen. I think the biography is called “The White Mouse”.
She worked as a reporter in Paris and during the war was a member of the French Resistance and was nicknamed “The White Mouse” by the Gestapo.
Nancy Wake is the most decorated female of WW-2 with five (5) British medals including the George Medal (the 2nd highest British medal a non officer can win). Others include the 1939-45 Star, the France and Germany Medal, the Defence Medal and the British War Medal 1939-45. She also won three French medals and an American medal. They were (in order of seniority) — Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, the French Croix de Guerre with Star and 2 palms, the US Freedom Medal plus the Medaille de Resistance.

There is a biography about the US (four star) General (Vinegar) Joe Stillwell who commanded American and Chinese troops in China and Burma during WW-2. The biography is called “Stillwell and the American Experience in China 1911-1845″ by Barbara Tuchman. Stillwell received 10 medals of which two were WW-1.

There is a biography about Maj. General.Orde Wingate, a British soldier who saw action in Palestine, North Africa and Burma. He won the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) three times plus a Mentioned in Dispatches. In total he would have had over 7 medals which is a large number for a British soldier. (the DSO would be one medal but with bars to denote how many time won). Wingate helped the Jewish Palmach train in the 1930′s which caused problems with his superiors.

There are several biographies about Field Marshall Montgomery, a British General who fought in WW-1 and WW-2. Montgomery wrote several book and autobiographies. Other Biographies about him are:
The Art of Leadership, by Montgomery
The Full Monty, by Nigel Hamilton
Monty and Patton, by Michael Reynolds
The Memoirs of Field Marshal Montgomery, by Montgomery
Monty’s, by Charles Whiting
Montgomery, by Nigel Hamilton.

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I would not try Eisenhower as he received his medals after the war because he was the “Supreme Commander of Allied Forces European Theatre”. Before that he had no combat or campaign medals, only service medals. Eisenhower never saw combat in his entire military career.

Patton is also a bad choice as he is greatly disliked by British and Canadians soldiers because he was a a self-centred “gung-ho” leader who stole supplies destined for the British and Canadians troops in the northern front, started battles in his area well before the scheduled time and without knowing the strengths or dispositions of the enemy, and then when his troops were in trouble it was the under-equipped British and Canadians who had to rescue the Americans while leaving their own front undermanned.

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