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Summary: A good (but solely American) recounting of that day
Review: The chapters on the American beaches are quite good. They are filled with first person accounts of horror and heroism. This book is virulently anti-British. While this viewpoint might be justified, I think any British person reading this book will be pretty angry. The British command and troops are depicted as timid and lackadaisical. Again, this might have been true, but the book depicts the British mostly as a liability while the Americans are depicted as fearless sons of democracy. The buildup and American assaults on the beaches got about 500 pages. The British and Canadian actions got about 60 pages. Pretty lop-sided in my opinion.
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Summary: I recommend this book to anyone that knows how to read.
Review: I started reading this book during my sophomore year of high school and finished it at the beginning of my junior year. I was so taken away with all the information in this book, and now I can't stop reading books on WWII. I plan on reading it again and ordering Ambrose's new book "Citizen Soldiers." This book couldn't get any more descriptive. But I didn't get a real view of the Normandy Invasion until I saw the movie "Saving Private Ryan," which I recommend to everyone.
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Summary: Great read . . . but very biased
Review: This book is excellent. Without a doubt, one of the best books on D-Day ever written. The personal accounts of the action are both thrilling and amazing. The only criticism I have is that the book purports to offer an overview of the entire battle, but it really only presents the U.S. point of view. Whereas the book touches on the British, Canadian, and French contribution to D-Day, one who does not know much about the battle will come away thinking it was an American operation. Such a result is great if you want to write about blind patriotism, but not if you want to write good history. Whereas I am enternally greatful to the U.S. vets who fought and died on D-Day, I believe Ambrose insulted British, Canadian, and French troops by minimizing their role.
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Summary: Fantastic account of the individual experiences of D-Day.
Review: I was mailed this book accidentally by Amazon.com, and have little interest in Military History. Yet after starting it, I found it nearly impossible to put down. I feel it paints a vivid picture of the experiences our troops went through on D-Day, and at the same time conveys the general series of events that lead to the US victory. A very interesting and enlightening book for any audience.
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Summary: The book is wonderful
Review: I'm am doing a report on Omaha Beach which was one of the beaches on D Day. I picked this book up at my school and I was just blown away with it. The book is very well written and has a lot of information. I would tell anyone to but it.
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Summary: COMPELING
Review: Should be required reading for all students in their history classes.
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Summary: Great story, okay writing....
Review: As a writer of popular history, Mr. Ambrose may be no James McPherson (Battle Cry of Freedom), but he certainly has a contagious passion for his subject. I only wish his writing ability was a bit stronger. Starting paragraphs with "Anyway,.." and tiresome use of the passive tense makes this battle epic curiously static. The book only comes alive when the vets speak for themselves. Maybe a book that was completely an "oral history" would have been more effective. Another annoyance was Ambrose's intermittent injection of himself into the text. Biased dismissals of other historical perspectives as simply "wrong" without really making a concrete case for himself was bothersome. And, quite frankly, Mr. Ambrose's unwavering idol worship of Ike made me wonder what other distortions were incorporated into the text. Overall, however, this is a thorough account of a major event in our century, written by an undisputed expert on the subject.
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Summary: I'll never look at a WWII veteran the same way!!
Review: My initial interest in this book was prompted by my overall interest in WWII. I never knew the horror experienced and courage displayed by my parents and relatives who served during that terrible time. Mr. Ambrose puts together a compelling book full of horrifying events, incredible courage, and genuine humor. The reader has to wonder many times during the book "what would I have done?", "would I have made it through alive?" Thanks to others, my generation can only wonder in awe and thank God we don't have to answer those questions in the field of battle.
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Summary: Extremely informative, but...
Review: ...Ambrose gets a little too sappy at the end. Yes, these men were awfully brave, but I could figure that out for myself. Eisenhower's words at the end of the book say far more than the author's about the GIs' courage and will. All the same, Ambrose is a very readable historian, something we're seeing a lot more of today. His reliance on the oral histories of men on both sides makes for an informative, enjoyable read. With 'Private Ryan' fresh in a lot of peoples' minds, this offers a side the movie doesn't show: namely tales of the paratroopers and what happened once the GIs got to the top of the bluffs at Omaha Beach.
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Summary: The best account of WWII D-Day & beyond I have ever read.
Review: I have been on a personal journey to understand what my grandfather went through in landing on D-Day since I have never had the opportunity to meet him or understand the horrors that tragically altered his life and mind. This book is an insightful and terrifyingly real account to sacrifices made by "our boys" in this campaign. A must read that I found difficult to put down. The accounts aren't to graphic but are not for the weak of heart, but then neither is war. I strongly recommend this book, It fills many of the gaps that are seen in classroom history books and docu-dramas. I especially recommend this book for for the younger generation, "Lest we never forget..."
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