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frietje9's review against another edition
dark
informative
fast-paced
3.75
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Graphic: Death and War
iceberg0's review
3.0
Cornelius Ryan, one of the best war historians of our time. Thoughtful and interesting that understands the big picture and the personal private war. Somewhat artificially ended with nightfall of June 6.
erikakiana's review against another edition
5.0
I expected to take a long time to read this book. To my surprise, I finished it in less than a day. This book was published in 1959 and the author collected his resources from people with first hand experience. It reads like a novel and really puts you into the situation. It’s incredible to read about people younger than me putting their lives on the line. I can’t imagine people today doing this. Fantastic read.
larryerick's review against another edition
3.0
I do not intentionally try to diminish the qualities of this book by my rating. It IS a worthwhile read, especially if you don't know much about D-Day. It covers the lead up to D-Day and D-Day itself well, but it suffers from having too much to cover, and, as a result, through no fault of its own, can do no more than a widely scattered reporting of many different events and persons, resulting in a certain level of superficiality. (For a comparison, watch Ken Burns' The Civil War, and then read Shelby Foote's The Civil War: A Narrative. The comparison reveals Burns' video to be so superficial as to be misleading and ultimately inaccurate at times.) Moreover, this is really just Chapter 1 of a much larger book, so to speak. You certainly have a feeling of being cut off from the story line when the book ends. "What happens next? Tell me." For that reason and for the quality of Ryan's scholarship, I intend to read more of his work, such as The Bridge Too Far.
apryde6226's review against another edition
5.0
Detailed examination of the D-Day invasion. As with all of Mr. Ryan's books there are so many details and the story is so thoroughly researched that it's easy to put yourself in the shoes of the Allies, the Germans, the French Resistance and anyone else who had a view into the Normandy invasion.
I'm sure most people have seen the "Longest Day" movie, the book fills in details that the movie left out. I've read most of the author's books at one time or another, and they're always educational and very good reads.
I'm sure most people have seen the "Longest Day" movie, the book fills in details that the movie left out. I've read most of the author's books at one time or another, and they're always educational and very good reads.
navut's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.0