New Releases by Ray Lambert

Před pětasedmdesáti lety byl Ray Lambert, tehdy třiadvacetiletý armádní medik, v první vlně při vylodění na pláži Omaha v Normandii. Jako téměř stoletý nám předložil jedny z nejpozoruhodnějších pamětí současnosti, neuvěřitelné vzpomínky na jeho roli vojenského zdravotníka za druhé světové války, jenž riskoval vlastní život, aby zachránil hrdiny Dne D. Každý z nás byl hrdinou je nezapomenutelný příběh nejen o tom, co se dělo během těch ohromujících a zoufalých hodin na pláži Omaha, ale také o odvaze a udatnosti, které těmto událostem předcházely během druhé světové války – od pouští severní Afriky přes zrádné horské průsmyky na Sicílii až po největší vojenské vítězství, jaké svět kdy poznal.

An Army medic and Silver Star recipient shares a visceral firsthand account of D-Day in this acclaimed, New York Times bestselling WWII memoir. At five a.m. on June 6, 1944, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Ray Lambert stood on the deck of a troopship off the coast of Normandy, France, awaiting the signal to board the landing craft that would take him and so many others to meet their fate on Omaha Beach. Spotting his brother Bill, who served beside him throughout the war, they exchanged promises to take care of their families if one of them didn’t make it. Less than five hours later, after saving dozens of lives and being wounded at least three separate times, Ray would lose consciousness in the shallow water of the beach under heavy fire. He would wake on the deck of a landing ship to find his battered brother clinging to life next to him. Every Man a Hero is the unforgettable 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 military victory the world has ever known.

Ray Lambert provides a close study of Constable''s landscapes and his writings about them. Displaying a high level of engagement with ideas on art and aesthetics that had decisive consequences for his style of painting, Constable''s texts clearly reveal and adumbrate his views. They also give an indication of the artist''s knowledge of scientific, poetic, and aesthetic ideas that were relevant to the creation of a serious landscape art as well as a theory of landscape. Linking these theories with those of Joshua Reynolds, Lambert demonstrates that Constable was an intellectual painter whose works are not a revolutionary break with the past. Moreover, his theory and practice place him within the great tradition of landscape painting in the West.

"A book of resource information and activities designed to help teachers introduce and explore the geography of our world. Each continent is included, with a blank map as well as a page of facts, discussion questions, and a list of important features. Also provided are pages introducing mountains, islads, rivers, glaciers and icebergs, explorers, map projections, and latitude and longitude. Some pages include lists of related vocabulary words.