Herndon, Booton,

Redemption at Hacksaw Ridge : the gripping true story that inspired the movie / Booton Herndon. - 199 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

"The official authorized story of Desmond Doss"-cover.

Foreword by Senator Max Cleland -- Prologue by Terry L. Benedict and Gabe Videla -- The loneliest soldier -- "...that ye may be able to bear it" -- Combat! -- "Pray for me, Doss" -- One busy Sabbath -- The last patrol -- The greatest honor -- Peace and adversity -- The heritage of Desmond Doss -- Epilogue by Les Speer.

The men of the 77th Infantry Division couldn't fathom why Private Desmond T. Doss would venture into the horrors of World War II without a single weapon to defend himself. They called him a coward, but the soft spoken medic insisted that his mission was to heal, not kill. Herndon shares the story of how Doss became the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor.

9781629131559 (hardback) 1629131555 (hardback)


Doss, Desmond, 1919-2006.


United States. Army --Medical personnel


Seventh-Day Adventists--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Conscientious objectors--United States--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Medical care--United States.
Medal of Honor.