McPherson, Battle Cry, 742–750; 760–762; Catton, Grant Takes Command, 338–341, on northern moves toward a negotiated peace; Castel, Decision in the West. 2. Schott, Alexander H. Stephens, 334, also in Eicher, Longest Night, 49. 3.
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...
Nothing Less than Victory provocatively shows that aggressive, strategic military offenses can win wars and establish lasting peace, while defensive maneuvers have often led to prolonged carnage, indecision, and stalemate.
The oral history of D-Day.
Nothing Less Than Victory: An Oral History of D-Day
Throughout, Russell Miller has enticed from his old soldiers not only astonishingly vivid memories with flashes of heroism and humour. . . these are the true voices of D-Day. '
As Russell Miller writes in his Foreword to this extraordinary book, Nothing Less Than Victory is "the authentic story of D-Day as it has never been told before -- entirely by those who took part, on both sides.
The Normandy Landings, the largest amphibious operation the world has ever seen, marked ' the beginning of the end of the Second World War'. Russell Miller's superb book offers a...