D Day: June 6, 1944: The Climactic
Battle of World War II by Stephen E.
Ambrose
Superb
Published to mark the 50th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy,
Stephen E. Ambroses 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

Personal Review: D Day: June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of
World War II by Stephen E. Ambrose
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!!
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