The Art of Manliness

The Humble Heroics of Four of WWII's Most Decorated Soldiers

May 30, 2022

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Life Lessons From World War Two

03:24

You Don't Have Any Control Over Your Life

02:27

Murphy Earned the Medal of Honour

01:35

Introduction

2min

World War Two - A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival

3min

The Third Infantry Division Guides

3min

The Bedford Boys - A History of the European Campaign

2min

Did Patten Play a Roll With the Third Division?

3min

What Was Maurice Footzy Britt Like Before the War?

2min

The Medal of Honor - Ander Raziliancs, the First Us. Soldier to Receive Every Medal for Valor That You Could Win in Wardwar Two

2min

The Battle of Anzio

3min

The Greatest Hero of the World War I, Ordy Murphy

2min

10.

You Don't Have Any Control Over Your Life

2min

11.

Square Space - The All in One, Everything You Need to Grow Your Online Presence Without Pulling Your Hair Out

2min

12.

The Story of a Soldier in the Third Infantry Division

2min

13.

The Assassination of a Young American Soldier in Nuremberg

5min

14.

What's So Special About Ordy Murphy?

4min

15.

How Did Keith Ware Get His Medal of Honor?

2min

16.

Ardy Murphy's Life Ended in v Andam in 1968

3min

17.

What Makes a Great Warrior?

3min

18.

Murphy Earned the Medal of Honour

2min

19.

Murphy Was the Most Distinguished Us. Infantryman in World War Two

2min

20.

Movie Sory - The Poster Boy

2min

21.

Life Lessons From World War Two

3min

22.

The Awem Podcast

2min

The Medal of Honor is the military's highest and most prestigious decoration and is awarded to a member of the United States Armed Forces who "distinguished himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty."

During World War II, no U.S. unit would produce more Medal of Honor recipients than the Army's Third Infantry Division, and my guest profiles four of those recipients — Maurice Britt, Michael Daly, Keith Ware, and the famous Audie Murphy — in his new book Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II. Today on the show, Alex explains how the prodigiousness of the Third Infantry Division was due to effective leadership, and the sheer fact that they were in combat so long, serving from the very beginning of the war in Europe to its very end. We then get into the stories of Britt, Daly, Ware, and Murphy, unpacking their varied backgrounds, how they earned their Medals of Honor — and many more decorations besides — and what their lives were like after the war. We end our conversation with what Alex has personally taken away from the stories of these brave men.