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The Longest Day, By: Cornelius Ryan, Simon & Shuster, 1959
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Cornelius Ryan, the author of the novel The Longest Day, the classic epic of D-Day, was among one of the preeminent war correspondents of his time. He flew fourteen bombing missions with the Eighth and Ninth U.S airforces, and covered the D-Day landings and the advance of General Patton’s Third Ar ....
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....the weather deterrent that almost stopped the invasion before it commenced, it also became clear that although Supreme Commander, General Eisenhower consulted his commanders, he himself made the fateful decision to attack on June sixth. Just how vital to the success of the landings was the Supreme Commanders final decision to invade as planned is graphically shown by Ryan, as one by one, German senior officers from Rommel down leave Normandy on the very eve of the battle, convinced that since Am.... |
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