《曙光初现：一个真实的二战英雄、他的勇敢和一匹神奇的马的故事》[有声读物]

菲尔·拉里莫尔少尉的故事之所以特别，是因为二战结束时发生的事情，以及他在这个类似阿甘正传的故事中与人和马的互动，这是一个感人、令人心碎、鼓舞人心的故事。菲尔·拉里莫尔于20世纪30年代在田纳西州的孟菲斯长大，他是一名终极童子军，能够阅读地图，使用指南针，穿越荒野沼泽和荒凉峡谷。他的另一项伟大技能是骑马。然而，菲尔在学校表现不佳，导致父母把他送进了军事学院。珍珠港事件之后，菲尔意识到自己注定要打仗。在18岁生日的三周前，他成为佐治亚州本宁堡军官候选学校（OCS）有史以来最年轻的毕业生。
1944年2月，菲尔在安齐奥海滩登陆，负责第三步兵师的一个弹药先锋排。他们的工作是：向前线散兵坑运送弹药——这是一项危险的任务，涉及定期闯入无人区。当菲尔奋力冲进意大利战靴，进入法国南部，穿过莱茵河进入德国时，他陷入了有史以来最激烈的战斗。但正是在战争的最后阶段和他回家的过程中发生的事情让菲尔的故事变得异常特别和令人感动。这是一个关于勇气、胆识和英雄主义的情感故事，乍一看，它会让你想起生活在我们所有人心中的不屈不挠的人类精神。
At First Light: A True World War II Story of a Hero, His Bravery, and an Amazing Horse [Audiobook]
What makes Second Lieutenant Phil Larimore’s story special is what happened in World War II’s closing days and the people—and horses—he interacted with in this Forrest Gump-like tale that is emotional, heartbreaking, and inspiring. Growing up in the 1930s in Memphis, Tennessee, Phil Larimore is the ultimate Boy Scout—able to read maps, put a compass to good use, and traverse wild swamps and desolate canyons. His other great skill is riding horses. Phil does poorly in school, however, leading his parents send to him to a military academy. After Pearl Harbor, Phil realizes he is destined for war. Three weeks before his 18th birthday, he becomes the youngest candidate to ever graduate from Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Landing on the Anzio beachhead in February 1944, Phil is put in charge of an Ammunition Pioneer Platoon in the 3rd Infantry Division. Their job: deliver ammunition to the frontline foxholes—a dangerous assignment involving regular forays into No Man’s Land. As Phil fights his way up the Italian boot, into Southern France and across the Rhine River into Germany, he is caught up in some of the most intense combat ever. But it’s what happens in the final stages of the war and his homecoming that makes Phil’s story incredibly special and heartwarming. An emotional tale of courage, daring, and heroism, At First Light will remind you of the indomitable human spirit that lives in all of us.

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