Bibliograph

Cornelius Ryan, The longest day; A bridge too far; other World War II writings, Cornelius Ryan ; Rick Atkinson, editor

Type

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Cornelius Ryan, The longest day; A bridge too far; other World War II writings, Cornelius Ryan ; Rick Atkinson, editor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 923-947) and index

Illustrations

platesillustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Cornelius Ryan

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Cornelius Ryan ; Rick Atkinson, editor

Series statement

Library of America, 318

Sub title

The longest day; A bridge too far; other World War II writings

Summary

The Library of America presents two of the best books ever written about World War II in a deluxe collector's edition featuring 88 pages of photographs, full-color endpaper maps, rare archival material revealing how the books were written, and a new introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and historian Rick Atkinson. The Longest Day tells the story of the Allies' greatest success, the Normandy invasions of June 6, 1944; A Bridge Too Far recounts perhaps their greatest failure, the catastrophic airborne invasion of Holland in September 1944. Together, they reveal not only the twisting fortunes of war but also the very real human experience of combat, the small but momentous individual acts that can change the course of history.

Table Of Contents

Introduction by Rick Atkinson -- The longest day: June 6, 1944 -- A bridge too far -- Other World War II writings. Selected dispatches for The Daily Telegraph, 1944-45 ; The major of St. Lô (1957) ; The longest day (1965) ; Untold stories from The longest day (1974) ; To William Buckley, November 19, 1957 ; To Peter Schwed, February 24, 1959 ; Sample response to questionnaire for The longest day: William Rhinehart Washington (c. 1958) ; Sample response to questionnaire for A bridge too far: J.T. Richards (c.1967)

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