| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxvii, 283 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: 0-hour +15 / by Jim DeFelice -- Prologue: Why we remember -- Early days -- Echoes of war -- Infamy and England -- Lighting the torch -- My life in my hands -- Husky -- (Some) rest for the weary -- A mighty endeavor -- Beyond despair -- Deliverance -- Breakout -- The rewards of peace -- Legacy -- Collaborator's note: Bringing Ray's story to the page / by Jim DeFelice -- Appendix A: The combat medics of World War II -- Appendix B: Battle fatigue, psychoneurosis, and PTSD in World War II -- Appendix C: Further reading. |
| Summary |
Seventy-five years ago, he hit Omaha Beach with the first wave. Now Ray Lambert, ninety-eight years old, recalls his role as a World War II medic who risked his life to save the heroes of D-Day. It is the story not only of what happened in the 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 military victory the world has ever known. |
| Subject |
Lambert, Ray (Arnold Ray)
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United States. Army -- Medical personnel -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care -- United States.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Biography.
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Operation Neptune.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy -- Biography.
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United States. Army. (OCoLC)fst00533532
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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Armed Forces -- Medical personnel.
(OCoLC)fst01351807
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Medical care. (OCoLC)fst01013753
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Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
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Operation Neptune. (OCoLC)fst01046343
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Veterans. (OCoLC)fst01165710
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France -- Normandy.
(OCoLC)fst01210709
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1939-1945
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies. (OCoLC)fst01919894
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Personal narratives. (OCoLC)fst01423843
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Personal narratives -- American.
(OCoLC)fst01424071
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Personal narratives.
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Autobiographies.
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| Added Author |
DeFelice, Jim, 1956- author.
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| ISBN |
9780062937483 (hardcover) |
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