Every man a hero : a memoir of D-Day, the first wave at Omaha Beach, and a world at war / Ray Lambert and Jim DeFelice.
"Seventy-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, 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."--Publisher's description.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062937483
- ISBN: 0062937480
- Physical Description: xviii, 283 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 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 Waorld War II -- Appendix C: Further reading.
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World War, 1939-1945 > Veterans > Biography.
Operation Neptune.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | BIO LAM (Text) | 37810435756308 | Adult Biography | Checked out | 08/25/2026 |
| Ashe County Public Library | B LAMBERT (Text) | 50503011013390 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | B LAMBERT (Text) | 34208204024904 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | B LAMBERT (Text) | 22281500141826 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Columbus Library | B LAMBERT (Text) | 31250200073106 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Dorothy Wightman Library | ANF 940.542 LAM (Text) | 30372101668199 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| East Regional Library | B LAMBERT (Text) | 31781065342766 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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"Seventy-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, 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."--Publisher's description.
