Wild West

PONY EXPRESS WRITER

im DeFelice is best known for writing about such American military heroes as General of the Army Omar Bradley () and Navy SEAL Chris Kyle (), and he’s working on a memoir with Ray Lambert, a 98-year-old Army medic who landed with the first wave of American soldiers at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944. DeFelice moved away from modern warfare and into the 19th century, however, to chronicle one, which Western Writers of America recognized as a 2ward finalist for best historical nonfiction book. DeFelice recently spoke about the project from his home near the New York–New Jersey border.

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