The Victors: Eisenhower and His Boys: The Men of World War II - Couverture souple

Ambrose, Stephen E.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0684856298 ISBN 13 : 9780684856292

Editeur : Simon & Schuster, 1999

Synopsis

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A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Stephen A. Ambrose draws from and integrates in this one-volume history of the Second World War his five acclaimed books about the conflict, most particularly from the definitive and comprehensive D-DAY and CITIZEN SOLDIERS. THE VICTORS is woven into a chronological continuing narrative, beginning with the preparation and training of the Allied armies and Eisenhower's decision to cross the English Channel to capture the Normandy beaches on D-DAY. From Utah bridge to The Bulge and on to Hitler's Eagle's nest in Germany, Ambrose describes the momentous events of the war until the final days when the Allied soldiers pushed the German troops out of France, chased them across Germany, and destroyed the Nazi regime, making this the definitive history of the Second World War.
At the centre of this epic drama are the citizen soldiers, the boys who became men as they fought and rose to the occasion, proving eventually unbeatable. THE VICTORS displays Ambrose's scholarship and authority, his readability, and the powerful love and admiration for these young men that make his books on war so moving and popular.

Revue de presse :

Nathaniel Tripp The New York Times Book Review Ambrose is a superb historian.

William R. Wineke Wisconsin State Journal The Victors is an absolutely wonderful book...a compelling narrative of a time when the average American youth exhibited heroism and grace to save the world.

Theo Lippman, Jr. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Fresh and riveting.

Calvin L. Christman The Dallas Morning News A brief, readable, and necessary remembrance of a generation that met and overcome this century's greatest test.

John Gregory Dunne The New Yorker [Ambrose's] skill at weaving his interviews into a good read is impressive.

Harry Crumpacker St. Petersburg Times No historian writing today understands and empathizes with the World Ware II generation of Americans better than Stephen Ambrose...Reading this book will leave only a profound understanding of an undeniable truth.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster
• Date d'édition: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0684856298
• ISBN 13: 9780684856292
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 400