¶ … Sergeant York and the Great War. Alvin York was a quiet, not specifically adventurous man who lived in Tennessee and was content to keep on living his days out there until he was drafted in the Great War, World War I. There he accomplished amazing feats of bravery, distinguishing himself. His war diary published in 1928 by Mr. Tom Skeykill gives a faithful rendering of his feats. The book is a reproduction of the war diary written in memorable and fresh prose and appealing to youngsters and older readers alike. It is accompanied by pictures and general information as well as letters and interviews about the War and enables readers to feel what it was like to fight alongside Alvin York.

Alvin Cullum York (December 13, 1887 -- September 2, 1964), one of the most decorated men of World War 1, received much acclaim during his war days. One of his greatest feats was leading an attack against a German campout and capturing 132 Germans, killing 28 others, and confiscating 32 machine guns. He received the Medal of Honor for that feat.

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He tell show, troubled by conflict between pacifism and obligation to fight in war, he argued with matter with his company commander, Captain Edward Courtney Bullock Danforth and his battalion commander, Major Gonzalo Edward Buxton both who were devout Christians themselves and pointing to Biblical passages, they persuaded him that war for a rightful purpose was praiseworthy. Granted a leave of…