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D-Day Illustrated Edition : June 6, 1944: the Climactic Battle of World War II by Stephen E. Ambrose (2014, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-101476765863
ISBN-139781476765860
eBay Product ID (ePID)176382674
Product Key Features
Book TitleD-Day Illustrated Edition : June 6, 1944: the Climactic Battle of World War II
Number of Pages768 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / World War II, Europe / France, Modern / 20th Century, Military / Pictorial
Publication Year2014
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorStephen E. Ambrose
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height2.3 in
Item Weight64.4 Oz
Item Length10.5 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2013-051342
Dewey Edition20
ReviewsPacked with drama and information, never losing sight of the horrors of combat, Ambrose's D-Day is the best book yet on what many historians consider to be the most important day of the twentieth century., Ambrose's account of the D-Day fighting on the Normandy beaches and bluffs is unsurpassed for detail, emotion and suspense., Historians and public alike should be profoundly grateful to Ambrose...for assembling this comprehensive and permanent record that will be forever a resource for remembering Normandy., D-Day is mostly about people, but goes even further in evoking the horror, the endurance, the daring and indeed, the human failings at Omaha Beach... Outstanding.
Dewey Decimal940.54/2142
Edition DescriptionIllustrated edition
SynopsisNow illustrated with an extraordinary collection of over 125 photos, Stephen E. Ambrose's D-Day is the definitive history of World War II's most pivotal battle, June 6, 1944, the 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, the book 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 most honored account of one of our history's most important days.
LC Classification NumberD756.5.N6A455 2014
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The day that make the difference
If you are interested in history its great. If you want to know why we won the war read this book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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Great read!
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- 27 Dec, 2018
Detailed and personal.
History of what could have been...................Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
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