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Summary: A decent book
Review: This was a decent book, however I dont think it deserves the 5 stars which so many of you have given it. The reason I say this is because the book can get very dull and feel very repetitive at times. Mostly because of all the personal accounts he gives. Mr. Ambrose definitely did a lot of research but nearly every personal account given seems the same. Therefore it can get very boring having to read them over and over considering this book was around 600 pages long. Another problem I had with this book was that it didnt concentrate much on the German side. I would have enjoyed it more had Ambrose showed the views of both the Allies and the Germans equally. Finally one of the most apparrent faults of this book was that Ambrose writes very biased. He acts as if America did everything. He doesnt give nearly the credit that his allies deserve and that the German military deserved. I mean the Author spends more pages of the book talking about just Omaha Beach than he uses for Gold, Juno, and Sword combined. There is very little about the beaches that werent taking by the Americans while Ambrose devotes practically the whole book to the many chapters on Omaha! Now, aside from these annoyances, it was a decent book. Ambrose obviously did a lot of research and it shows with all the personal accounts given. They definitely give you a feel of what it was like to be there. Overall this is a good book if are interested in the American side of the battle, but if you are interested in a more detailed description of what the Canadians, British and Germans did, I would look elsewhere.
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Summary: One of the best books I've ever read
Review: Most of all I enjoyed the oral histories from the men who were there June 1944. One of my favorite quotes is "I have often told both my sons that I have no fear of hell because I have already been there." And the man in the tank who cannot run over another one of his buddies --- Thank you Mr. Ambrose for the truth. "Saving Private Ryan" was only the beginning --- this book is the complete history behind the invasion. As Mr. Ambrose has said, we can never honor the men of D-Day enough.
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Summary: gripping account of a momentous event in history
Review: This is a gripping account of the D-Day landings from the first glider drop of the British Airborne Division at 0016 hours to the sad reflections of Eisenhower standing on Omaha Beach twenty years later. Ambrose strikes a fine balance between technical information and the personal recollections of the ordinary soldiers who came through the ordeal. For this reason, the book is very readable despite its length. The description of the Omaha Beach landings creates a real impact. Like many others, I'm sure, I was inspired to read this book after seeing Saving Private Ryan but if anything this creates an even more vivid image than the film. Of the many anecdotes, perhaps the most memorable describes a momentary ceasefire during the battle for a coastal village while an old woman wandered down the street quite oblivious to the chaos around her. No sooner had she departed than the violence erupted again. Astonishing.
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Summary: If you like to read the same story over and over.
Review: I loved this book. I like to learn about WWII because my grandfather was there. Ambrose did outstanding research to find out every angle of the US and British troops perception of the bloody battle. But it did seem that every soldier had the same experience and you kept reading it over and over. Other then that I couldn't put the book down.
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Summary: Definitive
Review: To echo that earlier reviewer's comments, "The Triumph and the Glory" also won my heart as the best novel of WWII I have ever read, but as much as I love it, it cannot compare to the rigorous research and historical accuracy of Stephen Ambrose. D-Day, June 6,1944 is his best book, and should be required reading for all of our children, so they can appreciate what has been done by their grandparents to safeguard their freedom.
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Summary: The Most Important Book About the Most Important Day of WWII
Review: After so much (deserved) praise has been heaped upon Ambrose, it's pointless now to cover all of the high points in his study of D-Day.Suffice it to say that this is a book for those who love history and for those who don't; Ambrose is as good a writer as there is today.
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Summary: A well rounded accurate portrayal of D-Day
Review: As a Canadian, I would like to say that finally someone has accurately represented the Canadian contribution to the invasion. Ambrose graphically portrayed Omaha beach as a meatgrinder to which Juno Beach was compared. It was a relief to finally see the Canadians given credit due for assaulting a beach whose defences were almost as formidable as Omaha's. Many excerps about Juno that I have read, portrayed Juno Beach as an easy assault and that there were relatively few casualties. Ambrose also brought to light the shortcomings of the Allied force which included it's lack of training for hedgerow fighting. This is a point that has never been explored and I think that the military authorities from all nations represented at Normandy would like us all to believe that the troops going ashore were superbly trained in all facets of combat. This was just not true and I'm glad that Ambrose brought this to light. We tend to forget that after the battle was won, there was still 11 more months of war left in the ETO where inadequately trained men (see Citizen Soldiers) were thrown into battle. Overall an outstanding book. Ambrose represented fairly all major combatants and didn't hold any punches about the realities of war. I have read the book three times (yes, I do enjoy reading it) and each time I am so thankful that my generation has it's freedom because of what those men acccomplished on the beach that morning of June 6, 1944. Thank you Mr. Ambrose.
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Summary: A great book!
Review: Stephen Ambrose is a world class historian and proves it again with D-Day, June 6, 1944. As the great WWII novel, "The Triumph and the Glory", and epic film, "Saving Private Ryan" have done for Overlord in fiction and film, Ambrose has done in non-fiction. He is the best.
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Summary: Not so much a pleasing book, but very neccesary.
Review: Ambrose obviously wasn't going out to shock and entertain when he wrote this book, which is fine by me. I read it to find out what I missed when wathcing the history channel and SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, as well as the LONGEST DAY. It tells very precise facts and real life stories that explain why and how it all went down. Unless youre REALLY into the who WWII thing, it will be a hard and long read. But in the end, the information you recieve will be well worth it.
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Summary: detailed,accurate,gut wrenching
Review: Unarguably, in my opinion, the best book ever written about D Day. One actually feels the sense of danger and hopelessness of trying to get ashore on Omaha. The personal interviews really bring home the magnitude of this operation.
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