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
Introduction | 1 |
Signing Up | 8 |
The Gathering Forces | 19 |
Training and Quarantine 28 | 28 |
Plans and Execution | 52 |
The Screaming Eagles | 71 |
The Bridge Prangers | 98 |
Troarn and Robehomme | 119 |
Utah Beach | 171 |
The Guns of Brecourt | 189 |
The 116th at Omaha Beach | 198 |
Easy Red and the 1st Division | 229 |
Guns and Rangers | 258 |
Satterlee Harding and McCook | 280 |
Gold and Juno Beaches | 287 |
Sword Beach | 295 |
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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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