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The Americans at D-Day - by John C McManus (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Impressively researched, engrossing, lightning quick, and filled with human sorrow and elation, John C. McManus's The Americans at D-Day honors those Americans who lost their lives on D-Day, as well as those who were fortunate enough to survive.June 6, 1944 was a pivotal moment in the history of World War II in Europe.
- About the Author: JOHN MCMANUS is a professor of military history at the University of Missouri who has traveled extensively in researching his books about the American experience in the Second World War.
- 416 Pages
- History, Military
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Book Synopsis
Impressively researched, engrossing, lightning quick, and filled with human sorrow and elation, John C. McManus's The Americans at D-Day honors those Americans who lost their lives on D-Day, as well as those who were fortunate enough to survive.
June 6, 1944 was a pivotal moment in the history of World War II in Europe. On that day the climactic and decisive phase of the war began. Those who survived the intense fighting on the Normandy beaches found their lives irreversibly changed. The day ushered in a great change for the United States as well, because on D-Day, America began its march to the forefront of the Western world.
Review Quotes
"Vividly portrays the brutality of the conflict." --The Washington Post
"McManus has written an epic, an American Illiad." --Stephen Coonts "Required reading on a bitter battle that won't be---and never should be---forgotten." --W. E. B. Griffin "Far more gripping than Saving Private Ryan." --Walter J. Boyne, New York Times bestselling author of Operation Iraqi FreedomAbout the Author
JOHN MCMANUS is a professor of military history at the University of Missouri who has traveled extensively in researching his books about the American experience in the Second World War.