Sergeant York

Should become the standard reference on the red-haired Tennessean who, in the final days of World War I, emerged from the Argonne Forest by himself with 132 German prisoners.

~Gun Week

York, as brought to life in the riveting book, made greatness out of simplicity and personified America and its values at their best—a true hero.

~Military Heritage

This well-written, carefully researched study reveals the man and the often puzzling values that made him a hero.

~American Studies

A valuable look at the man, the times, and—most important—at the process of creating a national legend.

~Appalachian Journal

Lee's description and analysis of York's heroic deed will stand as definitive.

~Edward M. Coffman

An impeccably researched account of what fame can do to a simple and good man.

~Jerusalem Post

A highlight of American World War I literature.

~Library Journal

A finely written and appealing biography of Alvin C. York, the man and American hero.

~McCormick (SC) Messenger

It is to David Lee's credit that he has shown us the power and poverty of York the symbol and York the man.

~Reviews in American History

David D. Lee strips away the ticker tape-and-bravado image and takes us back to the early days that shaped the man who initially resisted going to war—back to the unruly youth whose companions were alcohol and firearms until religion took their place. Reads like a good novel.

~Southern Living

The most thoroughly researched and satisfying account yet published on Sergeant Alvin C. York, one of the nation's greatest war heroes.

~Tennessean

A biography which fits his hero into his times, illuminating both of them.

~Tennessee Historical Quarterly

Clearly written and thoroughly researched in both American and German sources.... Its definitive account of York's life and its elaboration of what hero status and the hero-making process illustrate about American society make it a worthwhile addition to the literature on modern America.

~The Historian