As Spielberg's SAVING PRIVATE RYAN captures worldwide attention and the #1 box office position, read about the true stories behind D-Day's heroes with an oral history of the Normandy invasion compiled from letters home, diaries, memoranda, official reports, and interviews with Allied and German veterans. "Shows oral history at its best".--THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD.
The oral history of D-Day.
Nothing Less Than Victory: An Oral History of D-Day
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