Ambrose, Stephen
D-Day: June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1994
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 655
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Feedback from Bittrich on Thursday, 3 October 2002
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Very enjoyable and readable book. Ambrose lets the vets. tell their stories. A majority of the book is on the Omaha Beach section due to it's intense fighting. He even interviewed German veterans for their pespective on the Allied assualt.
Feedback from Anonymous on Sunday, 4 May 2003
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Feedback from Quinn Duffy on Tuesday, 21 October 2003
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A good broad look at the D-day battle including lots of commentary from soldiers who fought on that day. Ambrose illustrates some of the politics between the allies, including the Russian insistence on a second front in Europe, and the effect on the planning and timetable of D-day. He also spends some time talking about the build up, and the enormous advantage had by the allies in their industrial production. But like most Ambrose books, he tends to credit one or two individuals with successes that should be shared by thousands. This is a good primer on D-day - enough strategic and political detail to provide an overview, and enough tactical description and anecdotes to bring the characters and situations to life.
Feedback from smithw on Wednesday, 8 December 2004
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When I began reading this book, I thought that it would be another book filled with facts and statistics. It does have those, but Ambrose goes much more indepth. He makes the reader feel as if they are acually there. How he acually got personal stories was truly stunning. Ambrose is truly the best World War II storyteller of all time. As with his "Citizen Soldier," he provides a clear view of the battles on and before D-Day for someone who is new to war tactics or an old pro. This book kept me reading until I was three-forths done and the sun was coming up. I would definitely recommend this to anyone interested in the history of WWII.
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