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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.542142
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Label: Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 656
Publication Date: June 01, 1995
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Sales Rank: 15942
Studio: Simon & Schuster
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Product Description:
The author of Eisenhower chronicles the events, politics, and personalities of this pivotal day in World War II, shedding light on the strategies of commanders on both sides and the ramifications of the battle. 100,000 first printing. BOMC & History Main. Reader's Digest Cond Bks.
Amazon.com Review:
Published to mark the 50th anniversary of the invasion ofNormandy, Stephen E. Ambrose's D-Day: June 6, 1944 relies onover 1,400 interviews with veterans, as well as prodigious research inmilitary archives on both sides of the Atlantic. He provides acomprehensive history of the invasion which also eloquently testifiesas to how common soldiers performed extraordinary feats. A major themeof the book, upon which Ambrose would later expand in Citizen Soldiers,is how the soldiers from the democratic Allied nations rose to theoccasion and outperformed German troops thought to be invincible. Themany small stories that Ambrose collected from paratroopers, sailors,infantrymen, and civilians make the excitement, confusion, and sheerterror of D-day come alive on the page. --Robert McNamara
Customer Reviews Average Rating: 
Rating:  - superb
As i first read Stephen Ambroses Band of Brothers i knew that i wanted to read more of his works. D-Day was a superb book and lived up to my expectations in every page. His writing style grabs you and won't let you put the book down. Very good written and to the best of my knowledge very accurate. The personal accounts are very breath taking.
Rating: - A lot of detail
If you are looking for facts about D-Day it gives details on the whole operation.It is not an easy read, but is interesting.
Rating: - Excellent History
No detail is omitted from this engrossing account of all the preparation for, and execution of this great battle of World War II.
Rating: - A detail account of the largest amphibious assault in history
There is little doubt that the success of the D-Day invasion was critical to the Allied efforts to defeat Hitler's Germany.However, the unprecedented scale of this assault is difficult to comprehend.Ambrose does a great job of breaking down the many components of this Herculean effort into a narrative that helps us understand the risks and accomplishments of that day.He describes the decision making, the planning and the training before moving on to his descriptions of the assault itself.... Read More
Rating: - Excellent Read!
I packed this book for a long project assignment overseas. It did not disappoint. If you are looking for an excellent historical narrative, you've found it. It is too bad Stephen Ambrose is dead. All of his stuff earns a five-star review.
This is history by the people who made it. It is also a good training document for anyone teaching young officers and soldiers.
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