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Summary: Ambrose never loses sight of the true greatness of the day
Review: As a history major at the University of Northen Colorado, I am a great fan of Ambrose. He brings the true reality of what war is. More so, he provides the larger picture for everyone to see. His countless interviews, research, and basic knowledge provide the reader with what people felt, saw, and experienced. He gives his own perspective, but takes nothing away from those who were there. Ambrose makes me strive to be a better historian, and to keep my focus on what is important, the events which occurred.
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Summary: Great book!
Review: It was one of the best books I've evr read and I understood it even though I am 13.
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Summary: An Absolute Must Read!
Review: Even though I am a history major, I tend not to read many non-fiction books (other than the ones I am forced to in school) because they are all too often BORING! I gave this book a chance one rainy day and couldn't put it down. Ambrose takes the reader back to June, 1944. He presents the invasion though a combination of detailed fact and eyewitness accounts. The reader gets the story from countless Allied soldiers. These are men that we can relate to. Sometimes, it is difficult for youths to see history as little more than facts listed in a book. Ambrose struck a nerve in me, reminding me that the soldiers who invaded Normandy were mostly in their early 20s. Had I been born in the 1920s - it would have been me.
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Summary: This is required reading for students of World War II
Review: Like many of Ambrose's books, I found this one hard to put down until I finished it. And it reads so wonderfully. This book is a must for anyone who wants to know more about D-Day. I would put this book right in between Ryan's "Longest Day" and the more military college texts like D'Este's "Decision in Normandy," because it does more than scratches the surface but makes tactics and the often dizzying amount of info on a major campaign more understandable without requiring the reader to be Student of the art of warfare. I thoroughly enjoyed its pro-American slant, especially in a field that tends to be pro-British or pro-German. "Ham and Jam, Ham and Jam!"
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Summary: Fake review under a false name.
Review: Earlier this year a deliberately foolish review was posted on this site, seemingly sent in by a person with a Princeton email address. This review was in fact written by myself, in an irresponsible and unkind attempt to play a 'joke' on a friend. All reaction to this review should be addressed to me at the above address. I apologise for the considerable hurt that I caused.
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Summary: A truley remarkable book on D-Day
Review: Stephen Ambrose's book is the best written book I have read about D-Day. He explains everything as if you were actually at Omaha, Utah, Sword, Gold, or Juno beaches. He puts lots of detail into it.The book is mainly about Omaha Beach but, it gives a good imput on the British and Canadian beaches and the British and American paratroopers. Some of the reviews I have read say this book is anit-British, yet this is a American author so he's mainly going to write about Omaha and Utah. Also, Omaha was probably the most important beach. Otherwise, this a great book which I couldn't put down. This is a book you don't want to miss reading.
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Summary: The Greatest Book on D-Day
Review: Stephen Ambrose's D-Day June 6, 1944: The Climatic Battle of World War II, is the greatest D-Day book out there. He writes as if you were actually at Omaha Beach, with shells flying around and machine gun fire everywhere. This a number 1 choice for anyone intersted in D-Day.
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Summary: Picks up where "The Longest Day" left off
Review: Ambrose has truly contributed to the world's knowledge by his work. This book was my introduction to the works of Steven Ambrose, but I have since read almost all of his books still in print. Having read scores of histories of The Second World War, including Cornelius Ryan's classic account of D-Day, I can honestly say that Ambrose's "D-Day" told me quite a bit that I didn't know. And, Dr. Ambrose is a gripping writer; his books are impossible to put down. While all his works are highly readable, this book is perhaps his best to this point, though Citizen Soldiers and Band of Brothers are also outstanding. The real significance of "D-Day" is that it tells us just how brutal the assault at Omaha really was for the men of that generation. No account prior to this has been willing to expose the slaughter of the first waves of assault troops on Omaha. D-Day also tell us the personal stories of some of the average citizen soldiers placed into the horrible crucible of combat. Many times histories focus on strategies, officers, and overall accomplishments. This book gives us a compelling view of the rank and file who did the work of winning the war. Those who survived, and those who didn't, confronted and ultimately conquered what should have been an insurmountable fixed defense; they did their duty in a way that should make us all proud and grateful. Most veterans interviewed by Dr. Ambrose were quite modest about their accomplishments, but their quiet heroics---doing that which human beings find so hard to do---literally saved the world from a terrible tyranny---make no mistake about that! This book offers a compelling account of the price that was paid by average men (our fathers, uncles, and grandfathers), for the freedom we now take for granted.
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Summary: This was very interesting telling the soldiers stories.
Review: I really enjoyed this book it told me a lot of historical facts and I learned about the invasion on 6 June 44.fubar116
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Summary: Left me speachless
Review: When i began reading D-Day i thought i already knew pretty much everything that had gone down on June 6, 1944. I was wrong. The personal stories of the men who were thier are truly amazing. I felt as if i was actually thier, hitting the beaches or jumping out of a plane into Fortress Europe. After finishing the book I gave it to my grandfather. He had fought in World War Two with the 48th Highlanders of the Canadian Army. He fought through Italy before being wounded. Though he did not take part in Operation OverLord, he knew many of his friends who did, some who never returned to Canada. He liked the book but he said it was very pro-american. He believed that the role of Britain and Canada in the invasion was under estimated. The soldiers who landed on Juno Beach pushed farther inland then any other of the allied armies, and they did it agianst the heaviest german counter-attacks other then on Omaha Beach. However, none of that matters. The book is really a testiment to the men who fought and died that day and no matter where a man fought, Juno, Omaha, Utah, Gold, or Sword, he is a hero.
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