Voices of valor : D-Day, June 6, 1944 / Douglas Brinkley and Ronald J. Drez.
| Author/creator | Brinkley, Douglas |
| Other author | Drez, Ronald J., 1940- |
| Format | Software |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Bulfinch Press, ©2004. |
| Description | 185 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm + 2 audio discs (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Call to arms and gathering for d-day -- Launching the attack -- Battlefield isolated: help from the resistance and the SOE -- Dropping from the skies: British attack on the east flank -- Over the Atlantic wall: American airborne drop on the cotentin peninsula -- Crossing the channel: air and sea armadas -- Utah beach -- Rangers at the pointe -- 16th regiment at Omaha beach -- 116th regiment: into the jaws of hell -- British 2nd army at Gold, Juno, and Sword beaches -- Aftermath -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary -- Photo credits. |
| Abstract | Published for the 60th anniversary of D-Day, this lushly illustrated volume with audio CDs presents gripping, 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 remarkable 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. |
| Genre/form | Personal narratives. |
| LCCN | 2003115133 |
| ISBN | 0821228897 |
| ISBN | 9780821228890 |