D-Day: Airbourne Assault, Hit the Beach, U.S. Rangers, Glider Attack (In Their Own Words, 1)

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Summary: Compelling, vividly remembered first-hand accounts
Review: In "Their Own Words" is a unique and remarkable series of CD audiobooks showcasing memorable stories by the men who fought their way across the battlefields of World War II -- and told in their own words and in their own voices. D-Day presents more than four hours of compelling, vividly remembered first-hand accounts of the June 6th, 1944 assault of Allied troops against the German European defenses in "Operation Overlord", the code-name for the massive invasion of Normandy that involved more than a quarter of a million soldiers, sailors and airmen, 5000 ships, and 3000 aircraft. These are the individual stories by veterans of that bloody and pivotal day, and include decorated heroes and ordinary troops, a great many of which were mere teenagers in their very first fire fight. The storytellers include Tom McCarthy (504th Parachute Infantry Regiment); Francis Lamoureux (508th Parachute Infantry Regiment); John Talton (Naval Combat Demolition, Unit 44); Jerry Markham (Naval Combat Demolition, Unit 46); Leonard Lomell (2nd Ranger Battalion); Sidney Salomon (2nd Ranger Battalion); William Horn (Glider pilot); and Leo Cordier (Glider Pilot). Also very highly recommended for personal, school, and community library World War II collections, are the two other titles in this truly outstanding series: In Their Own Words: Race Across Europe (0971569010, [money]) and In Their Own Words: War In The Pacific (0971569029, [money]).