false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170358150m/49250.jpg 49250 14 Published to mark the 50th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy, Stephen E. Ambrose's <I>D-Day: June 6, 1944</I> relies on over 1,400 interviews with veterans, as well as prodigious research in military archives on both sides of the Atlantic. He provides a comprehensive history of the invasion which also eloquently testifies as to how common soldiers performed extraordinary feats. A major theme of the book, upon which Ambrose would later expand in <I>Citizen Soldiers</I>, is how the soldiers from the democratic Allied nations rose to the occasion and outperformed German troops thought to be invincible. The many small stories that Ambrose collected from paratroopers, sailors, infantrymen, and civilians make the excitement, confusion, and sheer terror of D-day come alive on the page. <I>--Robert McNamara</I> 586990 1994 D-Day June 6, 1944 total:1404|5:39|4:32|3:9|2:1|1:0| 1404 5884 1889 138 5 1 false false Wed Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 06 17:52:26 -0800 2008 Wed Aug 27 15:47:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 20:15:18 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 22:25:01 -0800 2009 This book actually makes me want to visit Normandy France one day. I want to visit that beach, where thousands of men died in honor of freedom and in honor of America. I want to ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 20 14:50:44 -0700 2009 Mon Feb 02 18:59:33 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 20 14:50:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Jun 27 21:36:40 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 13:30:03 -0700 2009
Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force!
You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have
striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The
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Total Allied casualties on D-Day are estimated at 10,000, including 2500 dead. British casualties on D-Day have been estimated at approximately 2700. Th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Mon Sep 17 08:34:16 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 18 21:50:57 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Sep 30 06:29:23 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 06:38:44 -0700 2009
Even at 600 pages, this is a quick read. It is more technical and tactical than "Band of Brothers" but Ambrose still puts a lot of personal stories of horror and heroism in there.

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Special note: This is one of the most informative books on D-Day. This has a ton of details which some of you may want to sk...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Mon Sep 07 09:14:57 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 09:22:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 16:36:24 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 16:45:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 05:48:47 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 05:50:24 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Jun 20 19:50:21 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 19:53:31 -0700 2009 3 3 0 false false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 22:35:31 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 22:37:18 -0700 2009
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