In ships and planes, they crossed the English Channel.
On the other side Hitler's army waited.
And the longest day was about to begin....
In the spring of 1944, 120,000 Allied soldiers crossed the English
Channel in the most ambitious invasion force ever assembled. Rangers,
paratroopers, infantry, and armored personnel, these soldiers--some who
had just cut their teeth in Africa and Sicily and some who were
brand-new to war--joined a force aimed at the heart of Europe and
Hitler's defenses. On the morning of June 6, D-Day began. And in the
hours that followed, thousands lost their lives, while those who
survived would be changed forever
No other chronicle of D-Day can match Gerald Astor's extraordinary
work--a vivid first-person account told with stunning immediacy by the
men who were there. From soldiers who waded through the bullet-riddled
water to those who dropped behind enemy lines, from moments of terror
and confusion to acts of incredible camaraderie and heroism, June 6,
1944 plunges us into history in the making--and the most pivotal
battle ever waged.