The longest day: June 6, 1944

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The longest day: June 6, 1944

Cornelius Ryan

(A Touchstone book)

Simon and Schuster, 1994

1st Touchstone ed

  • : pbk.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [330]-336) and index

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Volume

: pbk. ISBN 9780671890919

Description

Cornelius Ryan tells the story of the hours that preceded and followed H-Hour of D-Day ? June 6, 1944, when as dawn approached, as paratroopers fought in the hedgerows of Normandy, the greatest armada the world had ever known assembled off the beach -- almost 5000 ships carrying more than 200,000 soldiers. a military This is the story of people: the men of the Allied forces, the enemy and the civilians caught up in the confusion of battle. 700 D-Day survivors were interviewed for the book.
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ISBN 9780671891558

Description

This classic bestseller--back in print to coincide with the 50th anniversary of D-Day--offers a brilliant, authentic, gripping account of the hours that preceded and followed the Allied invasion of Normandy.

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