Stephen E. Ambrose
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| Title | : | Citizen Soldiers: The US Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany |
| Author | : | Stephen E. Ambrose |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 528 pages |
| Published | : | September 24th 1998 by Simon Schuster (first published October 7th 1997) |
| Categories | : | History. Nonfiction. War. Military Fiction. World War II. Military. Military History |
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From Stephen E. Ambrose, bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day, the inspiring story of the ordinary men of the U.S. army in northwest Europe from the day after D-Day until the end of the bitterest days of World War II.In this riveting account, historian Stephen E. Ambrose continues where he left off in his #1 bestseller D-Day. Citizen Soldiers opens at 0001 hours, June 7, 1944, on the Normandy beaches, and ends at 0245 hours, May 7, 1945, with the allied victory. It is biography of the US Army in the European Theater of Operations, and Ambrose again follows the individual characters of this noble, brutal, and tragic war. From the high command down to the ordinary soldier, Ambrose draws on hundreds of interviews to re-create the war experience with startling clarity and immediacy. From the hedgerows of Normandy to the overrunning of Germany, Ambrose tells the real story of World War II from the perspective of the men and women who fought it.
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| Original Title: | Citizen Soldiers: The U. S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany |
| ISBN: | 0684848015 (ISBN13: 9780684848013) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.21 From 19512 Users | 438 ReviewsComment On Out Of Books Citizen Soldiers: The US Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany
A well-written account of US soldiers in WWII in Europe between D-Day and the end of the war. Based on first hand experiences relayed by soldiers. Gut wrenching.Whatever else Ambrose does, he does his homework. There's enough primary material in this book to make it worthwhile just for that, for telling the story of the men and women who were there. It's hung together with enough filler material to make it interesting and coherent, and enough background to make it accessible to those without a solid grounding in WWII history. It stands out as perhaps his best book about the period, simply because it focuses on the people, not the action, which is enough
This is a great book, either read on its own or as a sequel to D-Day, Ambrose's book about June 6, 1944. There are lots of anecdotes about events and conditions of the war, mainly on the front lines but also elsewhere in Europe. You really come away with a sense of what it was like for the men who fought WWII.My only complaint about the book is that Ambrose's outline of operations in Europe is so barebone that you don't already have a good understanding of the campaign. I had to do a little
I gave this book four stars because it is one of the best histories of World War II I have ever read despite occasional episodes of fierce language. There wasn't a lot of bad language but it was intense when it was present. Ambrose brings richness, life, and new perspectives to a subject that has been written to exhaustion. He relates all of the expected events and gives enough detail to understand the strategic and tactical situation. He helps the reader to understand the causes and effects of
I'm on a little world war II kick right now and I realized that this book would basically tell me what my grandfather and Kate's grandfather were doing in 1944. Turns out, things were not that fun for them. Although, thank god my grandfather was in the anti-aircraft part of the army, because if he had been in the front line infantry, according to this book, chances are I would not be around. There are lots of great first-person stories of the war here, although it is a little jumpy all around
If I could give this book a rating above five stars, I would. I was fascinated by it, especially the anecdotes of the front line soldiers that make up much of its content. My father was an infantry soldier during World War II, who landed on D Day, fought in the Battles of Normandy, Hurtgen Forest, the Bulge, helped to liberate concentration camps, and suffered emotionally as all combat soldiers must. Through this book I came to understand more of what my father went through than I ever have
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