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Summary: Best research of the material that I have ever seen
Review: Vivid descriptions from hundreds of soldiers tell the tale of WWII like it has never been told. Looks at the war from the perspective of the enlisted men and junior officers rather than the commanders. An excellent work!
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Summary: Historical, informative entertaining book. Typical Ambrose!
Review: Eye-opening account of our front line soldiers and what they endured to ensure our freedom. Once again, Mr. Ambrose brings alive an old subject with new stories about the people involved. Particularly liked how he concentrated on the foot soldiers versus the generals.
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Summary: Veterans, my eyes were opened to your great sacrifice
Review: A 28 year-old woman deeply touched by the movie "Saving Private Ryan", I wanted to read and learn more about the experiences of the WWII GIs. I was gripped by the true stories of sacrifice, loyalty, suffering and strategy. As other reviewers have commented, the book is hard to put down! I'm sure I can speak for many people who have been affected by that movie and Ambrose's works when I say that my eyes were opened - in a major way - to the sacrifices these soldiers made at such a young age. I feel nothing but the utmost respect and appreciation for the Veterans. Thank you, thank you to any veterans who may be reading. Your stories must be told!
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Summary: I was a Corporal once - felt like it again!
Review: Ambrose masterfully tells the tale of Allied Forces in WWII Germany. Thank you, Steve A. B. Montgomery was one cowardly bastard - Patton should have attacked him after handling the Germans! My respect for Eisenhower has deepened with this telling of the Bulge. If the saying is true that there is 'opportunity in crisis' than nothing more poignantly exemplfies this than Ike taking advantage of the Bulge. Bravo, General Eisenhower!
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Summary: wonderful-I was there!
Review: Thrilling reading, I haven't thought about my youth as a combat soldier with Patton for years. This is like a mirror of the past. I don't have time to read history, but this was an incredible experience, reliving my life at 18
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Summary: The best book of 1998! Bar NONE!
Review: I have never been so captivated by a book. I began reading the preface in the store and couldn't put it down. At almost 900 pages, the book should've taken me weeks to read. Instead, I completed reading it in 4 days. A fascinating book that taught me more about the details of the battle that I never knew. I highly recommend this book for anyone.
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Summary: Excellent - Must Reading for the children of the Veterans!
Review: I read the book, and for the first time, I felt I finally understood my father's war-stories. The pace of the book is riveting and the perspective is personal.
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Summary: I know now what my father's life was like in WW11.
Review: Since so much written about World War II, it seems like a news-reel of faded black and white images. This book awakens the feelings within me that this war was brutally fought. Our fighting men were of my Dad's generation most of which have approached 80 years of age now. Their stories seemed so unbelievable to me as a kid yet I could tell they profoundly influenced my father's daily existence. His sense of order in the morning, the way he washes and shaves as well as always keeping his shoes shined has not changed to this day. The way he gleems on July 4th and holds this day with reverence and a tear. He never shuddered at the idea of good old fashioned hard work paying off for his children to reach their goals. All of this stems fom his experiences in the European Operational Theatre. (mostly transporting P.O.W.'s throughout Italy from 1942 to the end of the war). This book explains in exciting detail the 10 month period from the invasion of Normandy to the surrender in Berlin. I never realized what these soldires endured until now. This is simply a must read for everyone particularly students being tought of our struggles against Nazi tyranny .
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Summary: A must-read for every American!
Review: In the tradition of "Band of Brothers" and "D-Day," Ambrose has created another tour de force of World War II military history. As a U.S. Army Captain, I love his focus on Sergeants, Lieutenants and Captains, the guys at the "tip of the spear" in combat. I've made this one mandatory reading for my Lieutenants. Truly a wonderful effort; the soldiers' accounts are a moving tribute to the simple bravery and patriotism of a body of men thrust from peacetime existence into ferocious combat. Read this one, Armerica, and don't ever forget what they did for us.
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Summary: What were these soldiers like?
Review: Ambrose has written a book to honor the citizen soldiers who fought in the ETO. I am in awe of these ordinary men who did these extraordinary deeds, but what were they like? With few exceptions, little detail is given about the man inside the soldier. It's great military history, but it definitely lacks the personal touch of Cornelius Ryan.
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