| Collection type | Library |
|---|---|
| Author | Ambrose, Stephen E. (Stephen Edward), 1936-; |
| Call Number | 940.542144 A496d |
| Document type | Monograph |
| Year | c1994. |
| Citation | 93040353 |
| Pagination | 655 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster, |
| Note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 613-616) and index. This is a brilliant telling of the battles of Omaha and Utah beaches, based on information only now available, from American, British, Canadian, French, and German veterans, from government and private archives, from never before utilized sources on the. ome front, gathered and analyzed by the author, who has made D-Day his life work. Ambrose's first interview was with General Eisenhower in 1964, his last with paratroopers from the 101st Airborne in 1993. Called the premier American narrative and milita. historian, Ambrose explains the most important day of the twentieth century. The action begins at midnight, June 5/6, when the first British and American airborne troops jumped into France to launch the invasion. It ends at midnight, June 6/7. Focusing on those pivotal twenty-four hours, this is the story of individuals rather t. n units. 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 British private, from Field Marshal Rommel to a German sergeant. Ambrose covers the. olitics of D-Day, from Churchill's resistance to the operation to Stalin's impatience and Roosevelt's concern. On the other side were Hitler's command structure, German policy, and the plot against the Fuhrer. This is the epic victory of democracy in wi. er-take-all combat. When Hitler declared war on the United States, he bet that the young men brought up in the Hitler Youth would outfight the Boy Scouts. Ambrose shows how wrong he was. |
| Place made | New York |
D-Day, June 6, 1944 : the climactic battle of World War II / Stephen E. Ambrose.
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| Barcode | Call Suffix | Volume | Part | Year | Location | Status |
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| AWM052040 | 940.542144 A496D | 940.542144 A496d | On Shelf |