Pub Date: June 1, 1995
Dewey: 940.542142
LCCN: 93040353
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Target Age Group: NA to NA
Physical Info: 1.70" H x 9.20" L x 6.10" W ( 1.75 lbs) 656 pages
BISAC Categories:
History | Wars and Conflicts | World War II General | Modern | 20th Century General | Military | United States
Description: This monumental narrative provides a compelling portrait of the strategic dimesnions of the invasion that changed the course of the World War II, skillfully melding eyewitness accounts of American, British, Canadian, French, and German veterans, materials from government and private archives, and never-before-utilized sources from the homefront. Photos & maps.
Brief description: Stephen E. Ambrose was a renowned historian and acclaimed author of more than thirty books. Among his New York Times bestsellers are Nothing Like It In the World, Citizen Soldiers, Band of Brothers, D-Day, and Undaunted Courage. Dr. Ambrose was a retired Boyd Professor of History at the University of New Orleans and a contributing editor for the Quarterly Journal of Military History.
Review Quotes: John Lehman The Wall Street Journal Definitive...His evidence is overwhelming.