Endorsements
As a young boy growing up in Bedford County, Virginia, I listened intently to whispered stories about the valor of the 29th Division, 116th Infantry, as they hit Omaha Beach and moved inland. I have known Bob nearly my entire life, but up until a few years ago, I never heard him talk of these experiences, and neither had his two sons. His personal chronicle is a riveting story of unsurpassed gallantry and sacrifice that all Americans need to hear. God bless Bob Slaughter, and God bless the 29th.
—David “Mudcat” Saunders, co-author, Foxes in the Henhouse
Bob Slaughter’s recollection of the fighting in France after the D-Day invasion is a firsthand account of a soldier’s experience that tells it like it was for all of us who were there.
—Staff Sergeant Walter D. Ehlers, Congressional Medal of Honor,
Company D, 18th Infantry, 1st Division, U.S. Army, World War II
Stephen Ambrose, the distinguished historian/writer of D-Day and my father, once looked me in the eye and said, “I want to introduce you to my hero: Bob Slaughter.” Since then, many blockbuster movies and best-selling books about Bob’s experiences have come out. But nothing compares with turning these pages and walking through the war with the man himself.
—Hugh Ambrose, The National D-Day History Museum
Omaha Beach and Beyond is an excellent account of a Ranger-trained 29th Division infantryman in World War II. It’s a quick, exciting, and rewarding read.
—1st Sergeant Leonard G. Lomell, Distinguished Service Cross, Company D,
2nd Ranger Battalion, Battlefield Commission, U.S. Army, World War II
Bob Slaughter is the very definition of an American hero, although he would never say so himself. A true epic, this book should be required reading in every American school and for all those who think they know what war is about but never experienced it. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
—Alex Kershaw, author, The Bedford Boys
The long march of Sergeant Bob Slaughter as told in Omaha Beach and Beyond gives the reader the memories that Bob has lived with every day for the past sixty-three years. After reading this, his memories will live with you too, forever!
—Major Richard D. Winters, Distinguished Service Cross, E Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne (“Band of Brothers”), U.S. Army, World War II
I have been privileged to know Bob Slaughter for almost twenty years, a period during which I observed his passion to keep alive the spirit of those men, living and dead, who participated in the great D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. His commitment to the history of that great event, in which he was a participant, has never wavered. In Omaha Beach and Beyond: The Long March of Bob Slaughter readers can now learn firsthand the story of this remarkable American soldier and patriot.
—Joseph Balkoski, Maryland National Guard Command Historian and
author, Beyond the Beachhead: The 29th Infantry Division in Normandy
