{"product_id":"9781612514093","title":"For Military Merit: Recipients of the Purple Heart","description":"More than one million men and women have received the Purple Heart since its creation as an award \"for military merit\" in 1932. This book provides a brief history of the Purple Heart, with a focus on how the decoration's award criteria have evolved. The book then takes a representative look at Purple Heart recipients from all the services by conflict, concluding with Afghanistan and Iraq.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the recipients highlighted are: Civil War veteran Pvt. Oran Randlett, who, in 1937, received two Purple Hearts for wounds received at Chancellorsville in 1863 and Cold Harbor in 1864; Brig. Gen. Robert Frederick, who received a record eight Purple Hearts for wounds in World War II; and crew members of USS Panay, who were awarded Purple Hearts fifty-five years after the 1937 Japanese attack on their gunboat.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Naval Institute Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47148276318448,"sku":"9781612514093","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781612514093_p0.jpg?v=1763842456","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781612514093","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}