Language: English
Dimensions: 154x134x44 mm
Weight: 422 gr
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Abridged Audio - History
History / Military / World War II
Self-Help / General
Reading
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER 2004
The Stephen Ambrose World War II Audio Collection
From "The New York Times" bestselling author Stephen Ambrose comes a timeless audio collection.
"D-DAY"
Read by the author
Stephen Ambrose draws from more than 1,400 interviews with American, British, Canadian, French, and German veterans to create the preeminent chronicle of the most important day in the twentieth century. Ambrose reveals how the original plans for the invasion were abandoned, and how ordinary soldiers and officers acted on their own initiative.
"CITIZEN SOLDIER"
Read by Cotter Smith
Continuing where he left off in his #1 bestseller "D-Day," Stephen Ambrose follows the individual characters of this noble, brutal, and tragic war, from the high command down to the ordinary soldier, drawing on hundreds of interviews to re-create the war experience with startling clarity and immediacy.
"BAND OF BROTHERS"
Read by Cotter Smith
"Band of Brothers" is the account of the men of Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, U.S. Army who fought, went hungry, froze, and died. A company that took 150 percent casualties and considered the Purple Heart a badge of office. Drawing on hours of interviews with survivors as well as the soldiers' journals and letters, Stephen Ambrose tells the stories of these American heroes.
About the Author
Stephen E. Ambrose, leading World War II historian, was the author of numerous books on history including the Number 1 bestselling BAND OF BROTHERS, D-DAY (on which SAVING PRIVATE RYAN was based) PEGASUS BRIDGE and WILD BLUE. He is founder of the Eisenhower Center and the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans. He died in 2002.
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