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The Longest Day: The Classic Epic of D-Day
by Cornelius Ryan.
First published 1959.
Published by Simon & Schuster.
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 0671890913
ISBN-13: 978-0671890919
Description:
The unparalleled, classic work of history that
recreates the battle that changed World War II – the Allied invasion of
Normandy.
The 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.
This 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.
