D-Day, June 6, 1944 : the climactic battle of World War II
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New York, NY : Simon & Schuster
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0671884034, 9780671884031, 0671673343, 9780671673345, 0671713590, 9780671713591, 9780684801377, 068480137X, 9781417647057, 1417647051, 0743508149, 9780743508148
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Published
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster
Format
Book
Physical Desc
655 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
0671884034, 9780671884031, 0671673343, 9780671673345, 0671713590, 9780671713591, 9780684801377, 068480137X, 9781417647057, 1417647051, 0743508149, 9780743508148
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Level 8.7, 42 Points
Level 8.7, 42 Points
Notes
General Note
"Appendix A: Veterans who contributed oral histories or written memoirs to the Eisenhower Center as of August 13, 1993": pages 617-632.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 613-616) and index.
Description
On the basis of 1,400 oral histories from the men who were there, Eisenhower biographer and World War II historian Stephen E. Ambrose reveals for the first time anywhere that the intricate plan for the invasion of France in June 1944, had to be abandoned before the first shot was fired. The true story of D-Day, as Ambrose relates it, is about the citizen soldiers - junior officers and enlisted men - taking the initiative to act on their own to break through Hitler's Atlantic Wall when they realized that nothing was as they had been told it would be. 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 home 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 military 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 than 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 politics 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 winner-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.
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Accelerated Reader AR,UG,8.7,42,54433.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ambrose, S. E. D-Day, June 6, 1944: the climactic battle of World War II . Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ambrose, Stephen E. D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II. Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ambrose, Stephen E. D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II Simon & Schuster.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ambrose, Stephen E. D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II Simon & Schuster,
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