Private Desmond Doss walked into the bloodiest battle of ... The escarpment, nicknamed Hacksaw Ridge for the treacherously steep cliff, was key to winning the battle of Okinawa.

The 2016 movie “Hacksaw Ridge” tells the story of Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector who earned the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism as an unarmed medic during the ...

Hacksaw Ridge was directed by Mel Gibson and stars Andrew Garfield as combat medic Desmond Doss. Large parts of the film's first half focus on Doss' earlier life, from the courting of his wife ...

Desmond Doss is credited with saving 75 soldiers during one of the bloodiest battles of World War II in the Pacific — and he did it without ever carrying a weapon. The battle at Hacksaw Ridge ...

Desmond Doss, whose life and heroics were featured in the Oscar-winning film "Hacksaw Ridge." Spoiler Alert: You might not want to read further if you don't know his story and still want to see ...

“I saw a love story wrapped in carnage,” Desmond Doss Jr., Doss’ son, said. “It’s very graphic. It’s so true to life.” “Hacksaw Ridge” brands as “factual,” he said. The movie ...

"Hacksaw Ridge" brings yet another story of little-known World War II bravery to the screen, this time telling the story of Army medic Desmond Doss, who received the Medal of Honor for his ...

One of them, Desmond Doss, is the subject of a new film, Hacksaw Ridge. Directed by Mel Gibson, Andrew Garfield (now Bafta-nominated for his role) plays Doss in a cinematic tribute to his ...