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D-Day: June 6, 1944 -- The Climactic Battle of WWII [ Audio Book ]

by: Stephen E. Ambrose
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0743508149 

 


D-Day: June 6, 1944 -- The Climactic Battle of WWII
By Stephen E. Ambrose


 


Product Description:

They wanted to be throwing baseballs, not hand grenades, shooting .22s at rabbits, not M-1s at other men. But when the test came, when freedom had to be fought for or abandoned, they fought. They were soldiers of democracy. They were the men of D-Day.

When Hitler declared war on the United States, he bet that the young men brought up in the Hitler Youth would outfight the youngsters brought up in the Boy Scouts. In this magnificent retelling of the war's most climatic battle, acclaimed World War II historian Stephen E. Ambrose tells how wrong Hitler was.

Drawing on hundreds of oral histories as well as never-before-available information from around the world, Ambrose tells the true story of how the Allies broke through Hitler's Atlantic Wall, revealing that the intricate plan for the invasion had to be abandoned before the first shot was fired. Focusing on the 24 hours of June 6, 1944, D-Day brings to life the stories of the men and women who made history -- from top Allied and Axis strategic commanders to the citizen soldiers whose heroic initiative saved the day.

From high-level politics to hand-to-hand combat, from winner-take-all strategy to survival under fire, here is history more gripping than any thriller -- the epic story of democracy's victory over totalitarianism.



Amazon.com Review:

Published to mark the 50th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy, Stephen E. Ambrose's D-Day: June 6, 1944 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 Citizen Soldiers, 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. --Robert McNamara



Summary: ANY HISTORIAN BUFFS DREAM
Rating: 5

Wow. That is not an understatment! Is 5 out of 5 all I can give? I am on page 39 currently, which chapter one starts on page 27, and I have learned about how Hitler destroyed the country in his decisions, How 3.3 million German troops were sent into Russia in 1941, and by 1943 only 300,000 were left. 3,300,000 > 300,000. I have read books on world war two. Liturature, Sven Hassel, Andrew Carroll, Victor Brooks, and so on and so forth, and from one wanna-be historian to another, THIS BOOK IS GREAT.

I can not convey to you how in-depth this book is, and yet so un-indepth. This book is not a sit down and read in a few days book, yet its not one of those books that you must take notes on to remember either.

This may be a rambling review by a not so official critic, but as far as I am concerned, this is not only the best ww2 book I have ever started reading, but undoubtedly the best book I have ever read. All this and I am only eleven pages into it!!



Summary: superb
Rating: 5

As i first read Stephen Ambroses Band of Brothers i knew that i wanted to read more of his works. D-Day was a superb book and lived up to my expectations in every page. His writing style grabs you and won't let you put the book down. Very good written and to the best of my knowledge very accurate. The personal accounts are very breath taking.



Summary: A lot of detail
Rating: 4

If you are looking for facts about D-Day it gives details on the whole operation. It is not an easy read, but is interesting.



Summary: Excellent History
Rating: 5

No detail is omitted from this engrossing account of all the preparation for, and execution of this great battle of World War II.



Summary: A detail account of the largest amphibious assault in history
Rating: 4

There is little doubt that the success of the D-Day invasion was critical to the Allied efforts to defeat Hitler's Germany. However, the unprecedented scale of this assault is difficult to comprehend. Ambrose does a great job of breaking down the many components of this Herculean effort into a narrative that helps us understand the risks and accomplishments of that day. He describes the decision making, the planning and the training before moving on to his descriptions of the assault itself. He describes each element of the invasion, moving from beach to beach, highlighting the struggles and triumphs of the men who fought and died that day. The narrative is heavily sprinkled with quotes from the men who were there, and show the gruesome horror of combat as well as the surreal and occasionally humorous events of the day. This book is a comprehensive overview of D-Day, and provides an entirely accessible account for anyone who is interested in understanding the events of that momentous day.