While reading the book, one may want to visualize the person they are reading about. Navy officer Edouard Izac’s remarkable odyssey began on May 31, 1918, when a German submarine torpedoed his ship, the USS President Lincoln, as it sailed near the coast of. I would have given the review five stars if the book was illustrated as I believe that it would have assisted the reader to put a face with the name of the recipient. This memorial is listed in these topic lists. Edouard uses alternative name, for example, Edouard V Izac, Edward V Izac, Edouard V Izac JR, Edouard Victor Izac, Edouard V Cdr U Izac, E V Izac JR, Edouard Izac JR, Eduard Izac JR, Edward Izac, Eduard Izac, Mr Izac Edouard Victor, Mr Edouard V Izac, Mr Izac Edouard, Mr Edouard Victor Izac. Medal of Honor Recipient Edouard Izac Flag draped over top of rock. During his stay on the U-90 he obtained information of the movements of German. Izac was captured and held as a prisoner on board the U-90 until the return of the submarine to Germany, when he was confined in the prison camp. I have seen several of the deceased recipients' graves at Arlington National Cemetery that are covered in this book Edouard Izac's story is amazing in his continuous efforts to gain secrets of submarine warfare while as a prisoner of war in WWI, along with his escape attempts.The book manages to show that while these men (as well as the sole female receipeint, Mary Walker) were indeed brave in their actions, they are mere humans that have lived in wealth or poverty, and encountered success as well as failure. The birth date was listed as October 9, 1919. President Lincoln was attacked and sunk by the German submarine U-90, on, Lt. Edouard Victor Izac was born in Cresco, Iowa in 1891. Each chapter covered a person who earned (not "won") the medal the author did a very good job in tying in other stories of recipients pertaining to a campaign or battle to carry on the story.While some of the stories are well known, others were not, and this is what is needed. The Holy Land Then and Now by Edouard Victor Izac, Signed Copy, First Edition, First Printing, Vantage Press in 1965 A good condition copy with a good. Lieutenant Edouard Izac, the Last Surviving Medal of Honor Recipient from WWI. The most important aspect managed to show a human side of the recipient. Edouard Izac had tried his best to maneuver the ship USS President Lincoln to evade the German Submarine U-90. There have been many books written on the Medal of Honor, and this effort was an enjoyable read.
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