D-Day

June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II

Nonfiction, History, Modern, 20th Century, Military, World War II
Cover of the book D-Day by Stephen E. Ambrose, Simon & Schuster
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Stephen E. Ambrose ISBN: 9781439126301
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication: April 23, 2013
Imprint: Simon & Schuster Language: English
Author: Stephen E. Ambrose
ISBN: 9781439126301
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication: April 23, 2013
Imprint: Simon & Schuster
Language: English

Stephen E. Ambrose’s D-Day is the definitive history of World War II’s most pivotal battle, a day that changed the course of history.

D-Day is the epic story of men at the most demanding moment of their lives, when the horrors, complexities, and triumphs of life are laid bare. Distinguished historian Stephen E. Ambrose portrays the faces of courage and heroism, fear and determination—what Eisenhower called “the fury of an aroused democracy”—that shaped the victory of the citizen soldiers whom Hitler had disparaged.Drawing on more than 1,400 interviews with American, British, Canadian, French, and German veterans, Ambrose reveals how the original plans for the invasion had to be abandoned, and how enlisted men and junior officers acted on their own initiative when they realized that nothing was as they were told it would be.

The action begins at midnight, June 5/6, when the first British and American airborne troops jumped into France. It ends at midnight June 6/7. Focusing on those pivotal twenty-four hours, it moves from the level of Supreme Commander to that of a French child, from General Omar Bradley to an American paratrooper, from Field Marshal Montgomery to a German sergeant.

Ambrose’s D-Day is the finest account of one of our history’s most important days.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Stephen E. Ambrose’s D-Day is the definitive history of World War II’s most pivotal battle, a day that changed the course of history.

D-Day is the epic story of men at the most demanding moment of their lives, when the horrors, complexities, and triumphs of life are laid bare. Distinguished historian Stephen E. Ambrose portrays the faces of courage and heroism, fear and determination—what Eisenhower called “the fury of an aroused democracy”—that shaped the victory of the citizen soldiers whom Hitler had disparaged.Drawing on more than 1,400 interviews with American, British, Canadian, French, and German veterans, Ambrose reveals how the original plans for the invasion had to be abandoned, and how enlisted men and junior officers acted on their own initiative when they realized that nothing was as they were told it would be.

The action begins at midnight, June 5/6, when the first British and American airborne troops jumped into France. It ends at midnight June 6/7. Focusing on those pivotal twenty-four hours, it moves from the level of Supreme Commander to that of a French child, from General Omar Bradley to an American paratrooper, from Field Marshal Montgomery to a German sergeant.

Ambrose’s D-Day is the finest account of one of our history’s most important days.

More books from Simon & Schuster

Cover of the book Unbroken Trust by Stephen E. Ambrose
Cover of the book It's a Wrap by Stephen E. Ambrose
Cover of the book To the Precipice by Stephen E. Ambrose
Cover of the book Sunday You Learn How to Box by Stephen E. Ambrose
Cover of the book Avalanche by Stephen E. Ambrose
Cover of the book The Call of the Wild by Stephen E. Ambrose
Cover of the book Troilus and Cressida by Stephen E. Ambrose
Cover of the book I'm Still Standing by Stephen E. Ambrose
Cover of the book Much Ado About Nothing by Stephen E. Ambrose
Cover of the book Mark Bittman's Kitchen Express by Stephen E. Ambrose
Cover of the book The Woman I Wanted to Be by Stephen E. Ambrose
Cover of the book Some Birthday! by Stephen E. Ambrose
Cover of the book The Two Minute Rule by Stephen E. Ambrose
Cover of the book Paula Deen's Savannah Style by Stephen E. Ambrose
Cover of the book All That Trash by Stephen E. Ambrose
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy