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Walter Lord
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born
in Baltimore, Maryland, The United States
October 08, 1917
died
March 19, 2002
gender
male
genre
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A Night to Remember
by Walter Lord, Nathaniel Philbrick — published 1955 — 59 editions |
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Day of Infamy
— published 1957 — 27 editions |
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The Night Lives On
— published 1986 — 10 editions |
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Incredible Victory: The Battle of Midway
— published 1967 — 11 editions |
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The Miracle Of Dunkirk
— published 1982 — 14 editions |
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A Time to Stand
— published 1961 — 6 editions |
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The Dawn's Early Light
— published 1972 — 6 editions |
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Lonely Vigil: Coastwatchers of the Solomons
— published 1977 — 7 editions |
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The Good Years: From 1900 to the First World War
— published 1960 — 10 editions |
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The Past That Would Not Die
— published 1968 — 3 editions |
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“Even against the greatest of odds, there is something in the human spirit - a magic blend of skill, faith, and valor - that can lift men from certain defeat to incredible victory.”
― Walter Lord, Incredible Victory: The Battle of Midway
― Walter Lord, Incredible Victory: The Battle of Midway
“It would be nice to say the rich people, the fancy people, all behaved like bastards and the poor slobs all came through like heroes. But as a matter of fact, sometimes the poor slobs behave like slobs and the great, noble, privileged characters come off very well, indeed.”
― Walter Lord
― Walter Lord
“Robertson called his ship the Titan; the White Star Line called its ship the Titanic. This is the story of her last night.”
― Walter Lord, A Night to Remember
― Walter Lord, A Night to Remember
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