Longest Day: The Classic Epic of D Day - Cornelius Ryan

Descriere Longest Day: The Classic Epic of D Day - Cornelius Ryan

This classic bestseller--back in print to coincide with the 50th anniversary of D-Day--offers a brilliant, authentic, gripping account of the hours that preceded and followed the Allied invasion of Normandy. Fifty years from now the history of D-Day, I am sure, will lean heavily on this book.--John Toland, New York Times Book Review. \nThe classic account of the Allied invasion of Normandy. \nThe Longest Day is Cornelius Ryan's unsurpassed account of D-Day, a book that endures as a masterpiece of military history. In this compelling tale of courage and heroism, glory and tragedy, Ryan painstakingly recreates the fateful hours that preceded and followed the massive invasion of Normandy to retell the story of an epic battle that would turn the tide against world fascism and free Europe from the grip of Nazi Germany. \n \nThis book, first published in 1959, is a must for anyone who loves history, as well as for anyone who wants to better understand how free nations prevailed at a time when darkness enshrouded the earth.\n

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SIMON & SCHUSTER

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ENSTK

EAN / GTIN

9780671890919

Magazine

1

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