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= Choosing Courage = Choosing Courage: Inspiring True Stories of What It Means to Be a Hero is a historical and biographical nonfiction anthology by Peter Collier. The book was published by Artisan in collaboration with the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation. In Canada, the book was published by Thomas Allen & Son, Limited.

Overview
Choosing Courage is an anthology of narratives detailing the experiences of individuals awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. It also contains a section dedicated to civilians that received the Citizen Service Before Self Honors Award, established by the Medal of Honor Foundation.

Each chapter is dedicated to one medal recipient. Many of the chapters were written by people impacted by the medal recipient's actions.

Chapters on the Medal of Honor recipients are divided into sections by the war they were involved in, and the book ends with the section dedicated to civilians.

Contents
Choosing Courage starts with five stories from World War II, detailing the stories of Jack Lucas, Jimmy Doolittle, George Sakato, Desmond Doss, and Vernon Baker.

The section on the Korean War features the stories of Tibor Rubin, Ronald Rosser, Wesley L. Fox, and Tom Hudner. Notably, the chapter on Wesley L. Fox's story was authored by Fox himself, offering a rare first-hand account within the book.

The book follows with a section on the Vietnam War, and the stories of Sammy Davis, Alfred Rascon, George “Bud” Day, Leo K. Thorsness, and a combined chapter on Thomas Norris and Michael Thornton. Thorsness’s story is another first-hand account, and this section includes an additional story written by Jim Deister, one of the people saved by Sammy Davis.

The last section on the stories of Medal of Honor recipients covers the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It covers the stories of Salvatore Giunta, Clinton Romesha, Juanita Milligan (Courageous Spirit Award), Leroy Petry, and Jason L. Dunham. Milligan’s story is a first-hand account and is followed by a chapter written by her daughter, offering an additional perspective.

The final section, “Heroism in Civilian Life,” covers the stories of Rick Rescorla, Jencie Fagan and Jordy Cox. This section also includes first-hand accounts by Medal of Honor awardees Allen Lynch and Jack Jacobs on their actions in a civilian setting.

The book concludes with an afterword on the consequences of war, information about the Medal of Honor, a glossary of military terms found throughout the book, and an index.

Reception
The book has received overall positive reviews, earning a 4.13 star average from 341 ratings on Goodreads and a 4.3 star average from 88 ratings on Amazon.