Project Gutenberg 2008-12-02 Public domain in the USA. 63 Reynolds, Mack 1917 1983 McCord, Guy Reynolds, Dallas McCord Mallory, Mark Bernklau BERNKLAU Medal of Honor Reading ease score: 85.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Medal of Honor" by Mack Reynolds is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. This story explores the adventures of Captain Don Mathers, a pilot in a futuristic war. The book likely examines the themes of heroism, the burden of honor, and moral dilemmas in the context of military and societal expectations. The narrative follows Don Mathers, who is increasingly disillusioned with his role as a one-man scout during a war against the Kradens. After a series of troubling patrols, he is drawn into a deceitful plot by billionaire Lawrence Demming and his secretary, Max Rostoff, who offer him the opportunity to capture a derelict enemy cruiser in exchange for the Galactic Medal of Honor. As the plan unfolds, and after successfully faking a heroic act, Mathers receives the prestigious medal, giving him immense power and social status. However, he soon finds himself manipulated by his newfound fame and wealth, grappling with the consequences of his actions and the ethical implications of his involuntary complicity in war profiteering. Ultimately, Mathers confronts the stark realities of his situation and the responsibilities that come with his unilateral honor. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 89174 89175 2024-10-11T14:28:18.921723 2023-09-12T06:53:09.683374 text/html text/html 86084 2021-01-04T10:52:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 61426 2021-01-04T10:52:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 127912 2024-10-11T14:28:23.669688 application/epub+zip 127372 2024-10-11T14:28:20.831721 application/epub+zip 127311 2024-10-11T14:28:19.638713 application/epub+zip 254203 2024-10-11T14:28:25.650713 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 166403 2024-10-11T14:28:22.865713 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135846 2022-09-12T14:26:20.226100 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 81592 81491 2024-10-11T14:28:18.560713 2023-09-12T06:53:09.326389 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 81407 2021-01-04T10:52:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31121 2021-01-04T10:52:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19899 2024-10-11T14:28:25.780698 application/rdf+xml 10071 2024-10-11T14:28:20.161723 image/jpeg 2708 2024-10-11T14:28:19.898717 image/jpeg 126596 2024-10-11T14:28:18.933710 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia