Ray Lambert

Every Man a Hero

A Memoir of D-Day, the First Wave at Omaha Beach, and a World at War

Buch

AN UNFORGETTABLE NEW FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF D-DAYSeventy-five years ago, he hit Omaha Beach with the first wave. Now Ray Lambert, ninety-eight years old, delivers one of the most remarkable memoirs of our time, a tour-de-force of remembrance evoking his role as a decorated World War II medic who risked his life to save the heroes of D-Day.Every Man a Hero is the astonishing story not only of what happened in the incredible and desperate hours on Omaha Beach, but of the bravery and courage that preceded them, throughout the Second World War—from the sands of Africa, through the treacherous mountain passes of Sicily, and beyond to the greatest mi… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: DeFelice, Jim

ISBN: 978-0-06-295133-5
EAN: 9780062951335
Produktnummer: 29672433
Verlag: Harper Collins (US)
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Seitenangabe: 400 S.
Ausstattung: Grossdruck-Ausg.
Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.4 cm x D2.7 cm 375 g
Gewicht: 375

Über den Autor

Arnold “Ray” Lambert was born in Alabama in 1920. Joining the U.S. Army in 1940, he served as a medic in the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, and Normandy. For much of the war, he was staff sergeant in charge of a 30-man detail in the First Division’s famed 16th Regiment. Lambert earned the Silver Star and multiple Bronze Stars and Purple Hearts. He saved many lives. After the war, he started two successful businesses in the Boston area. He lives with his wife in North Carolina.Jim DeFelice is the co-author, with former U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, of the multi-million-copy bestseller American Sniper, the source for Clint Eastwood’s film starring Bradley Cooper. His other books include Omar Bradley: General at War; Rangers at Dieppe; and West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express. He lives in upstate New York.