Redemption at Hacksaw Ridge

The Gripping True Story That Inspired the Movie

By: Booton Herndon, Les Spear - prologue, Max Cleveland - foreword

Narrated by: Chris George

The men of the 77th Infantry Division couldn't fathom why Private Desmond T. Doss would venture into the horrors of World War II without a single weapon to defend himself.

"You're nothing but a coward!" they said. But the soft-spoken medic insisted that his mission was to heal, not kill.

When Desmond knelt by his bunk to pray, his fellow soldiers hurled boots and insults at him. Even his commander wanted to throw him out of the army. But when his unit arrived on the battlefield, the intrepid medic quickly proved he was no coward.

One terrifying day in the vicious battle for Okinawa, dozens of Desmond's former tormenters lay wounded and bleeding atop Hacksaw Ridge. As Japanese bullets rained down, their fate seemed hopeless.

Could one unarmed man save their lives?

This pause-resister will keep you riveted to your seat as you discover how Desmond Doss became the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor. Desmond's dramatic true story of integrity, redemption, and heroism will inspire you to live by the courage of your convictions.

©2016 Booton Herndon (P)2016 Remnant Publications

Solid story, terrible narrator

It is a good thing the story is compelling and attention grabbing. If it were otherwise I would have bailed after listening to this narrator. It was like listening to a male version of Siri. He can read the words, but often puts the emphasis on the wrong syllable. If I have to hear him say the word “again” again I may have to not finish the last hour of the book.

Redemption at Hacksaw Ridge

I really enjoyed lessening to this book. I have come to respect Desmon Ross for his heroics in W. W. 2. It took a lot of guts to stand up for what you believe in. If you are looking to listen to a great book about war this one makes you feel like you are right there in the action. I don't normally like war stories, but I would recommend this one to others that I talk to.

Great Book

I have to say yes, one of the best ones
Best books ever listen to

Great story, great narrator

This story is inspiring and has more accuracy and detail than the movie by a wide margin!

A Gripping, Inspiring Story.

This narration was awesome and it shed light on the importance of Mr. Desmond Doss.

Excellent story of courage and faith

This is one of the best books I've read in recent years. I highly recommend it.

Heroes come in all forms!

I've been fascinated by this story ever since my parents bought me the story of private Doss when I was a child (I'm in my early 50's). Listening to this more detailed product, has only increased my admiration for a true patriot, and wonderful Christian.

clean and exciting!

well written, the reader was exciting and engaging. fantastic story, will definitely recommend to others!

Exceptional testimony about trusting God!!

many more personal stories than the movie hacksaw Ridge. Reality off his convictions and grit is much greater than the movie portrayal.

A great man

Desmond T. Doss was the embodiment of a true Christian, someone who was determined to live God’s commandments to the best of his ability. That included keeping the Sabbath day holy, not taking another person’s life and being loyal to his country. Sometimes those things came in conflict with one another, such as in times of war. But Doss was brave enough to stand up for what he believed. Somehow or other, he was able to serve his country AND stay true to those beliefs, and as a result, save many lives. He would not touch a gun, but he tried to save every wounded person he came across, somewhere around 100 in one battle alone (he claimed it couldn’t be more than fifty, his men said it was at least a hundred, so it went down officially as seventy-five), while putting himself in grave danger.

Although the story of Desmond T. Doss is truly amazing, and worthy of praise, I was not overcome with the telling of it. I saw the movie directed by Mel Gibson several years ago, and it was remarkable. It reportedly stayed very close to what really happened, so I was excited to read this book. Although it reported the events just as I remembered them in the movie, there wasn’t much drama to it, and I had a hard time envisioning the events in my mind. It wasn’t riveting. Still, it was enjoyable (how do you compete with a Mel Gibson movie for drama?) and I finished it very quickly, and felt a great deal of admiration for this man.

I have to say the praise for Doss went on a little too long. But it is a great story, very much worth reading, and Doss’s life is very much worth emulating in many ways. He was a man of great faith, and that is always to be looked up to and imitated..