LONGEST DAY : THE CLASSIC EPIC OF D DAY

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Summary: A great book of the greatest battle
Review: I 14 year old who loves reading about history. This book is as good,or better than any other book on this battle that I have read. I recomend this book to anyone who enjoys reading about war, WWII, D-Day, or who just wants to read a good book

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Summary: The book to read about WWII
Review: The definitive book about the second world war

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Summary: Best D-Day book out there!
Review: This book is great. It give you enough historical facts without too much of the boring detail that you see in historical war texts. The best part is all the personal stories from both sides. The author did a great job collecting and presenting this information.

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Summary: A DAY NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN
Review: The events leading up to and including the assault at Normandy represent, by anyone's standards, one of the most remarkable feats accomplished in the history of mankind. The assault symbolizes, for the world past, present and future a classic example of "good" overcoming "evil". To read Ryan's text, anecdote by anecdote, and not have a deep feeling of respect and gratitude for each of the men involved that day is not possible. Ryan demonstrated the ability to bring the reader into the transport boats with the men, feel the anxiety Ike felt out in the quiet of the England woods and the terror experienced by the heros at Omaha beach. Heros this country needs to remember and respect and thank every day they enjoy freedom in this free, if far from perfect, country. My vote is to make the text mandatory reading in public schools throughout the U.S. My final comment: If you have not read a thing on D-Day or don't even know what it is READ THIS BOOK. You owe it to yourself and the men who served and died for YOUR freedom.

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Summary: A truly in-depth story of the Normandy Landings
Review: THE LONGEST DAY is a blend of two type of books. It is both a novel and a history, combining the story, action, and personal insights of a novel with the accuracies and facts of a history. I read THE LONGEST DAY after having read Stephen Ambrose's D-DAY, and I found it intresting that many of the same accounts were mentioned, giving a familiarity to the action that took place on June 6, 1944. I heartily recommend this book to any who enjoys a good story, or is just interested in history.

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Summary: A classic Cornelius Ryan book
Review: I usually prefer war fiction like "The Triumph and the Glory" to histories, because most historians cannot write very well, and can turn the most dramatic events into dry dust. But Cornelius Ryan is the master, a great historian AND a great writer. "The Longest Day" is a towering achievement.

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Summary: This is the best account of D-Day that I have ever read.
Review: In this book, Ryan takes us through the preparations for D-Day and through the experiences of the men who fought. It is in my opinion the definitive account of the day that is now considered by some to be the most important in modern history. All World War II buffs should read this.

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Summary: extraordinary war book that makes you think
Review: I just finished reading this book today. It was great. I saw the movie before getting this book, and the movie was a horrid representation of this book. It made me want to be at the beach, yet at the same time, not want to be there. I have a new found respect for the veterans who made it through the assault. I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone. Everybody would be interested in this composition. Spend the money and have an enjoyable time reading this book.

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Summary: It was a GREAT book, its a must read.
Review: This book gives excellent detail of D-Day. The way he writes is superb. He writes it from the prespective of the German and American. Buy the book now, you wont regret it.

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Summary: great read. Many short stories.
Review: It was a great read. It was comprised of thousands of short stories. It must have taken months and years to compile all his interviews. The different sources he uses, really makes it amazingly interesting.