Voices of D-Day: The Story of the Allied Invasion Told by Those Who Were ThereRonald J. Drez In 1983 the Eisenhower Center at the University of New Orleans began a project to record the recollections of as many people as possible -- civilians as well as soldiers -- who were involved in one of the most pivotal events of the century. Skillfully edited by Ronald J. Drez and first published on the fifty-year anniversary of D-Day, the award-winning Voices of D-Day tells the story of that momentous operation almost entirely through the words of the people who were there. |
Contents
Plans and Execution | |
The Screaming Eagles | |
The Air | |
Utah Beach | |
The Guns of Brecourt | |
The 116th at Omaha Beach | |
Easy Red and the 1st Division 14 Guns and Rangers | |
Satterlee Harding and McCook | |
Gold and Juno Beaches | |
Sword Beach | |
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Voices of D-Day: The Story of the Allied Invasion Told by Those who Were There Ronald J. Drez No preview available - 1994 |
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