About this title: Cornelius Ryan tells the story of the hours that preceded and followed H-Hour of D-Day ? June 6, 1944, when as dawn approached, as paratroopers fought in the hedgerows of Normandy, the greatest armada the world had ever known assembled off the beach -- almost 5000 ships carrying more than 200,000 soldiers. a military This is the story of people: the men of the Allied forces, the enemy and the civilians caught up in the confusion of battle. 700 D-Day survivors were interviewed for the book.
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Edition: 1st THUS
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 1994-05-01
ISBN-13:9780671890919ISBN:0671890913
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780671890919ISBN:0671890913
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 352 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Touchstone Books, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780671890919ISBN:0671890913
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Wraps; 350 pages with index; Black & white photographs; Textblock is tight and clean with no internal markings and no names; Cover is bright with no tears and no creasing to the spine; Does have crease to the front panel, bottom right hand side with modest shelf and edge wear; . (For this newer edition of 'The Longest Day', the original photographs used in the first 1959 edition have been reassembled and painstakingly reproduced, and the text has been freshly ... read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780671890919ISBN:0671890913
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Same ISBN, different cover art. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 352 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 1994
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Touchstone, First Ed. 1994.
ISBN-13:9780671890919ISBN:0671890913
Description: Octavo, softcover, pictorial wraps. Near fine. A dramatic, moving masterpiece, a living memorial to the men who died and as suspenseful as the most gripping mystery story. says the Chicago T ribune. read more
"The Longest Day is a splendid work. I've recently read several books on World War II, and they tend to talk about armies, navies, and planes and their movements: all very interesting, but tedious at times.
Mr. Ryan talks about a single day in this war, and from the aspect of the soldiers that fought it, and the local residents who were mixed up in it. There are truly some amazing stories told, mostly serious, heroic, and terrifying. But there is a lot of humor mixed in, and one really gets the feel of what the soldiers on both sides were facing.
My only complaint was that the story ended very abruptly but as promised, at midnight of June 6th, 1944. Several threads were left hanging as the bewitching hour came. I found that I wanted much more of the book.
It's an excellent read, even for those that are not particularly enamoured with history."
"I read this many years ago. I have a first edition copy my father purchased when it first came out. Its in my permanent library. You'll also like "A Bridge Too Far" and "The Last Battle" by Ryan"
"This book tells the story of DDay from the point of view of its participants, from ranking generals to lowly privates. This history is human and very real, and will convert the least interested to the immediacy of the past."
"The author weaves personal stories of D-Day participants (American, British, German, and French; civilians and military) into a well-researched account of how the military leaders on both sides handled the attack."
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