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Summary: Incredible, moving, and thoroughly absorbing
Review: Stephen Ambrose does a tremendous job of relating an extremely complex, hugely important, military operation in both historical and human terms. The book was obviously painstakingly researched, and the historical and military elements are very interesting. However, I was completely captivated by Ambrose's portaits of hundreds of individuals...I was awed at the courage, determination, pride, and unwavering commitment the Allied troops demonstrated, even as they faced terrifying odds. You will be forever changed by these young mens' stories.
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Summary: Great!!! Factual and covers all points of view
Review: I loved this book. It is able to cover all it's bases in that it gets the leaders and the soldiers points of view...from both sides. The book is hard to put down and it doesn't bore you at all. This is book is great if you love the subject.
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Summary: a fantastic description of d-day 1944
Review: ambrose is able to deliver every detail without boring you. this book uses direct interviews of the participants to show its point. very patriotic, but gives insight to both sides.
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Summary: We need this book
Review: It's too easy to forget the sacrifices made by our fathers' generation. This book is a much needed reminder of what the men at Normandy endured. When all the plans went to hell in a handbasket for a myriad of reasons, it was the individual soldier, noncom and junior officer, who took the initiative and made the breaching of "Festung Europa" possible. Ambrose vividly re-creates the atmosphere of chaos and violence that defined Omaha Beach. He also makes it clear that if Omaha had failed (as it nearly did), the whole invasion would have been a colossal debacle. When one considers the scope of the Normandy invasion, it's hard to find fault with this work.
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Summary: Narrative with big holes
Review: I liked his use of the soldier's point of view. But, all in all, a big disappointment. He didn't make good use of the maps to tell the story. For that matter, there should have been more maps.The unpardonable thing was the way he treated what happened on the British and Canadian beaches, all of which got a couple of small chapters at the end. It was almost as if saying, oh, by the way, there were some Brits around who landed on a couple of beaches.
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Summary: A day to remember
Review: Ambrose tells the story of D-Day as a true historian. A great deal of the material comes from oral histories of the men and women involved. Ambrose covers all aspects of the battle from planning to execution. Ambrose is biased toward telling the American side of the story, giving the British and Canadians only 5 chapters, less than a quarter of the book. Otherwise an excellent history with good story telling as well.
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Summary: A vivid depiction of life and death in the front lines.
Review: Read this book to understand what the first 20 minutes of "Saving Private Ryan" really involved. Detailed descriptions of individual soldiers' experiences, taken from exhaustive interviews and documents, tells a story more compelling and human than you could get from a film or academic military study. Read this book before you see the film. If you've seen the film, read this book and then see it again.
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Summary: What a generation.
Review: This book is typical of Steven Ambrose: well-written, well-researched and absorbing. It has caused me to look at my father's generation with an even higher regard. Some parts, especially the Omaha beach battle description, are not for the squeamish but they accurately depict the kind of sacrifice that these people made. I recommend it highly. God bless America's Veterans.
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Summary: The One Book About D-Day to Own
Review: As an Army veteran (of the Vietnam era), if I were to have only book on the most important battles of WWII and perhaps the greatest battle of the millenium -- this would be it. The chapter on Omaha beach should be required reading for every American citizen. This book does not glorify war, but it underscores the heroic effort required to establish the peace that we enjoy even unto this day.
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Summary: Emotional account of one of the greatest struggles of mankid
Review: Wounderfully written, in the fact that Ambrose told most of the story from the soliders point of view. Especially the stories of Omaha beach (16th,116th).
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