The York Patrol Av James Carl Nelson

<p><strong>"Exceptional military history worthy of its heroic subject." —Matthew J. Davenport</strong></p><p><strong>In the vein of <em>Band of Brothers </em>and <em>American Sniper</em>, a riveting history of Alvin York, the World War I legend who killed two dozen Germans and captured more than 100, detailing York''s heroics yet also restoring the unsung heroes of his patrol to their rightful place in history—from renowned World War I historian James Carl Nelson.</strong><br/><br/>October 8, 1918 was a banner day for heroes of the American Expeditionary Force. Thirteen men performed heroic deeds that would earn them Medals of Honor. Of this group, one man emerged as the single greatest American hero of the Great War: Alvin Cullum York. A poor young farmer from Tennessee, Sergeant York was said to have single-handedly killed two dozen Germans and captured another 132 of the enemy plus thirty-five machine guns before noon on that fateful Day of Valor. </p><p>York w

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