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Every man a hero : a memoir of D-Day, the first wave at Omaha Beach, and a world at war Cover Image

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.

Lambert, Ray (Arnold Ray), (author.). DeFelice, Jim, 1956- (author.).

Summary:

"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.