Cornelius Ryan

Shortly before the inevitable Allied assault on Fortress Europe in 1944, Field-Marshal Erwin Rommel remarked to an aide The first 24 hours of the invasion will be decisive... For the Allies, as well as for Germany, it will be the longest day.

June 6, 1944

The Longest Day

A Bridge Too Far

The classic account of the final offensive against Hitler's Third Reich. The Battle for Berlin was the culminating struggle of World War II in the European theater, the last offensive against Hitler's Third Reich, which devastated one of Europe's historic capitals and marked the final defeat of Nazi Germany. It was also one of the war's bloodiest and most pivotal battles, whose outcome would shape international politics for decades to come. The Last Battle is Cornelius Ryan's compelling account of this final battle, a story of brutal extremes, of stunning military triumph alongside the stark conditions that the civilians of Berlin experienced in the face of the Allied assault. As always, Ryan delves beneath the military and political forces that were dictating events to explore the more immediate imperatives of survival, where, as the author describes it, “to eat had become more important than to love, to burrow more dignified than to fight, to exist more militarily correct than to win.” The Last Battle is the story of ordinary people, both soldiers and civilians, caught up in the despair, frustration, and terror of defeat. It is history at its best, a masterful illumination of the effects of war on the lives of individuals, and one of the enduring works on World War II.

The Classic History of the Battle for Berlin

Last Battle

The classic account of one of the most dramatic battles of World War II. A Bridge Too Far is Cornelius Ryan's masterly chronicle of the Battle of Arnhem, which marshalled the greatest armada of troop-carrying aircraft ever assembled and cost the Allies nearly twice as many casualties as D-Day. In this compelling work of history, Ryan narrates the Allied effort to end the war in Europe in 1944 by dropping the combined airborne forces of the American and British armies behind German lines to capture the crucial bridge across the Rhine at Arnhem. Focusing on a vast cast of characters—from Dutch civilians to British and American strategists to common soldiers and commanders—Ryan brings to life one of the most daring and ill-fated operations of the war. A Bridge Too Far superbly recreates the terror and suspense, the heroism and tragedy of this epic operation, which ended in bitter defeat for the Allies.

The Classic History of the Greatest Battle of World War II

The Battle for Berlin was the final struggle of World War II in the European theatre, the last offensive against Hitler's Third Reich, which devastated one of Europe's historic capitals and brought an end to the Nazi regime. It lasted more than two weeks across April -- May 1945, and was one of the bloodiest and most pivotal episodes of the war, one which would play a part in determining the shape of international politics for decades to come. THE LAST BATTLE is a story of brutal extremes, of stunning military triumph alongside the stark conditions that the civilians of Berlin experienced in the face of the Allied assault. It is history at its best, a masterful illumination of the effects of war on the lives of individuals, and one of the enduring works on World War II.

The Last Battle

EUROPEAN HISTORY: SECOND WORLD WAR. Cornelius Ryan (1920-1974) was a celebrated Irish-American journalist and author, most famous for his popular military history books on World War II. This is the story of D-Day, told through the voices of over 1,000 survivors -from high-ranking Allied and German officers, to the paratroopers who landed in Normandy before dawn, the infantry who struggled ashore and the German troops who defended the coast. Cornelius Ryan captures the horror and the glory of D-Day, relating in emotive and compelling detail the years of inspired tactical planning that led up to the invasion, its epic implementation and every stroke of luck and individual act of heroism that would later define the battle.

The D-Day Story, June 6th, 1944

The Classic History of the Greatest Airborne Battle of World War II

Bridge Too Far

The unparalleled work of history that recreates the battle that changed World War II -- now in a new edition for the 50th anniversary of D-Day. Newly in print for the first time in years, this is the classic story of the invasion of Normandy, and a book that endures as a masterpiece of living history. A compelling tale of courage and heroism, glow and tragedy, The Longest Day painstakingly recreates the fateful hours that preceded and followed the massive invasion of Normandy to retell the story of an epic battle that would turn the tide against world fascism and free Europe from the grip of Nazi Germany. For this new edition of The Longest Day, the original photographs used in the first 1959 edition have been reassembled and painstakingly reproduced, and the text has been freshly reset. Here is a book that is a must for any follower of history, as well as for anyone who wants to better understand how free nations prevailed at a time when darkness enshrouded the earth.

The Classic Epic of D-Day

The unparalleled, classic work of history that recreates the battle that changed World War II—the Allied invasion of Normandy. The Longest Day is Cornelius Ryan’s unsurpassed account of D-Day, a book that endures as a masterpiece of military history. In this compelling tale of courage and heroism, glory and tragedy, Ryan painstakingly recreates the fateful hours that preceded and followed the massive invasion of Normandy to retell the story of an epic battle that would turn the tide against world fascism and free Europe from the grip of Nazi Germany. This book, first published in 1959, is a must for anyone who loves history, as well as for anyone who wants to better understand how free nations prevailed at a time when darkness enshrouded the earth.

The Classic Epic of D Day

Longest Day

Reconstructs the events of the Normandy landings from Allied and German reports and eyewitness accounts

The Longest Day: June 6, 1944

Le 6 Juin 1944 eut lieu la plus formidable opération militaire de tous les temps. À partir des plages de Normandie, l'opération " Overlord " - le plan de libération de la France par les Alliés - assenait à l'Allemagne nazie un coup dont elle ne se relèverait pas. Avec une remarquable minutie, Cornelius Ryan fait le récit haletant du débarquement et de sa préparation. De l'état-major de Rommel au QG de la 7e armée, d'Omaha-Beach à Sainte-Mère-Église, l'auteur nous emporte avec passion dans le tourbillon des événements.

6 juin 1944

Le jour le plus long

Offers a brilliant, authentic, gripping account of the hours that preceded and followed the Allied invasion of Normandy.

El Dia Mas Largo/ the Longest Day

Doug McCabe

Cornelius Ryan's account of 6th June 1944, takes the reader from the planning of the world's greatest ever amphibious landing up to its implementation. In interviews with survivors, this text captures the horror and the glory of D-Day.

L'ultima battaglia. La fine del Terzo Reich e la caduta di Berlino

L'ultima battaglia

Europa, 1945. Acontece a batalha final do mais sangrento combate militar do século XX. Após a ofensiva aliada na Europa Central, iniciada em junho de 1944, no Dia D, e após o rompimento do front oriental alemão pelas tropas soviéticas, a queda de Hitler e o fim do delírio nazista tornam-se iminentes. A última batalha relata os principais e mais emocionantes momentos dos últimos meses da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Baseando-se tanto em fontes oficiais e entrevistas com líderes militares quanto em depoimentos de soldados e civis, Cornelius Ryan escreveu uma obra impregnada de tensão humana. E é colocando em cena o homem comum – o grande afetado pelas guerras – que o autor faz deste livro o grande clássico sobre a tomada de Berlim pelos Aliados. A luta diária dos civis para sobreviverem na capital alemã bombardeada e às vésperas da invasão, os impasses políticos e diplomáticos dos bastidores da guerra, o que pensavam os militares próximo à vitória e à derrota, o dia-a-dia no bunker de Hitler e o suicídio do Führer – estas e muitas outras histórias são contadas pelo escritor que reinventou e humanizou a literatura de guerra.

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