This book is an in-depth study of how heroes of peace use compassion inthe face of adversity. It is the research of how special heroes successfullyaddress hatred with peace, how their calmness softens the chaos surround-ing them, and why they always maintain the dignity of their adversariesthroughout their enemies' defeat and recovery. Heroes of peace typicallyreact to a crisis with positive and compassionate characteristics-that isone of the credentials that makes them heroes of peace. This book is rich in heroic stories based on little-known sources ofinformation discovered through my research. These incredible stories are true, often appearing surre-al, and interlace this book with unbelievable ventures rarely found in anymedia other than from the personal exploits of the heroes themselves. I researched, discovered, and taught these heroic values in collegecourses for over a decade, and my students and I studied extensively theinspiring values used by magnificent people to guide their critical deci-sions. We did not study these same heroes when they were not performingat their best. No human being is perfect and without flaws. No person cango through life without committing careless errors. Gandhi had bad days. Please understand this book is not a study of perfect heroes of peace-there are none. This book is a study of the values and thought processes of(a) magnificent world heroes of peace (b) when they were performing attheir best-what wonderful and proven examples of outstanding humanconduct to study. I was interested in HOW heroes of peace achieved their remarkabledeeds instead of what they accomplished. Where could I find such worldheroes of peace to study? How could I interact with enough of them andlong enough to learn the values in their hearts? I started my journey in 2002 by first researching the heroic Tuskegee Airmen, a group of young black men and women who served as pilots and support stafffor the U.S. Army Air Corps in WWII. At that point, the U.S. military usedblacks only as mess cooks, laborers, and janitors. They were not allowed to bepilots. A program was started by President Roosevelt to see if blacks couldbe trained to fly military aircraft; thus, a flight school for blacks was startedin Tuskegee, Alabama. This positive goal was deliberately undermined bymany whites in authority to show that blacks did NOT possess the intelligence, courage, or ability toefficiently fly or maintain military aircraft. However, despite cruel discr