Len Lomell

<b>The exhilarating inspiring story of Len Lomell an Army Ranger who on D-Day almost single-handedly knocked out the big German guns before they could fire on the American invasion force and whose later exploits spanned the most dramatic battles of World War II. </b> <p/> Len Lomell was drafted to the United States Army in 1942 became an Army Ranger and was soon sent to England to prepare for the D-Day invasion. At Point du Hoc Lomell and his men were given a daunting mission--to scale the steep cliffs and disable the big German guns at the top guns that could otherwise destroy the rest of the D-Day landing fleet. Despite incredible odds it was a mission that Lomell completed almost single-handedly. <p/> In this stirring action-packed book Gillon details the incredibly heroic actions on D-Day--and throughout World War II--that ultimately won Lomell the Distinguished Service Cross a Silver Star and a Bronze Star. Lomell was later praised by Stephen Ambrose as the single most important person in the success of D-Day after General Eisenhower. <p/> With propulsive writing nuanced research and multiple personal interviews with Lomell Gillon brings an unforgettable WWII hero to life finally giving him the recognition he so richly deserves.