num_pages: 350
description: The unparalleled work of history that recreates the battle that changed World War II -- now in a new edition for the 50th anniversary of D-Day.Newly in print for the first time in years, this is the classic story of the invasion of Normandy, and a book that endures as a masterpiece of living history. A compelling tale of courage and heroism, glow and tragedy, The Longest Day painstakingly recreates the fateful hours that preceded and followed the massive invasion of Normandy to retell the story of an epic battle that would turn the tide against world fascism and free Europe from the grip of Nazi Germany.For this new edition of The Longest Day, the original photographs used in the first 1959 edition have been reassembled and painstakingly reproduced, and the text has been freshly reset. Here is a book that is a must for any follower of history, as well as for anyone who wants to better understand how free nations prevailed at a time when darkness enshrouded the earth.
language: English
title: The Longest Day
titlecomplete: The Longest Day
genres: Classics, Historical, France, History, World War II, American History, War, Military History, Nonfiction, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 23879
places: Normandy
awards: awardedAt: -252432000000
name: Premio Bancarella, awardedAt: -347126400000
name: Cornelius Ryan Award
publisher: Simon  Schuster