Beyond Valor by Jon Erwin

Beyond Valor by 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.

Amazing.A thrilling and poignant story of patriotism that all Americans can be stirred, moved, and encouraged by. -- Gary Sinise

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.

William Doyle, a Fellow of the British Academy, has been Professor of Historical Studies at the University of Bristol since 1986. Roots of the French Revolution (3rd edition, 1999), The Oxford History of the French Revolution (1989), and Venality are among his works. Jansenism (2000) and The Selling of Offices in Eighteenth-Century France (1996).