This first oral history of living Medal of Honor winners evokes Flags of Our Fathers with stirring accounts of patriotic valor. This New York Times best-selling account of battlefield courage celebrates the larger-than-life sacrifices of those awarded the nation's highest honor for valor in combat. Exclusive interviews with these twenty-four men—firsthand accounts of battlefield sacrifice from the greatest generation to Vietnam, along with before-and-after stories—form the core of this classic work. The recipients, as portrayed here, represent a cross-section as diverse as America itself—officers and enlisted men; African Americans, Hispanics, and Caucasians; men who went on to become famous (Daniel Inouye, James Stockdale, Bob Kerrey) and others who returned proudly to small towns. Beyond Glory, in the voices of these heroes, is a testament to the courage of the American nation.

本書は、名誉勲章の栄誉の影に潜む「生身の魂」の震えを捉えた、峻烈な人間記録です。単なる戦記の枠を超え、極限を生き抜いた者たちの肉声が重層的に響き合い、自己犠牲という行為の向こう側にある、言葉にならないほど重い人間の尊厳を浮き彫りにしています。 著名な政治家から無名の市民まで、多様な人生を編み上げた著者の筆致は、勇気が一時の激情ではなく、誠実さという名の強靭な意志であることを証明しています。行間に立ち上る沈黙の言葉こそが、読者の死生観を根底から揺さぶる、魂の浄化とも呼べるような読書体験をもたらすでしょう。