Voices of Valor: D-Day June6, 1944
- ISBN-10
- 1568526911
- ISBN-13
- 9781568526911
- Category
- Oral history
- Pages
- 185
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Konecky Konecky
- Author
- Douglas Brinkley
Description
Published for the 60th anniversary of D-Day, this illustrated volume with audio CDs presents firsthand accounts of the Normandy invasion with a central narrative by one of America's preeminent historians. A compelling compilation of firsthand accounts of the Normandy invasion presents forty oral histories that recount the events and experiences of D-Day from the perspectives of the veterans themselves, accompanied by a selection of interviews on CD.
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