Product Description
A reprint, Gollancz UK, 1971, of the classic ( and standard account ) of the D-day landings in Normandy - The Longest Day , by Cornelius Ryan ( originally 1960) .
For the forces of the Allies, this would be their ultimate day of truth, when the mightiest invasion fleet in all of history launched its attack on the vaunted defenses of Hitler's Fortress Europe. Tells in a manner matching the epic nature of the subject, the hours that followed H Hour of D Day. Compiled from a range of accounts, this remains , almost 60 years after publication, a key work.
Spine heavily sunned , edgewear to covers, a solid reading copy.