Cornelius Ryan

The Battle for Berlin was the culminating struggle of World War II in the European theater. It devastated Berlin, and brought the downfall of the Third Reich; it was also one of the war's bloodiest and most pivotal moments. In this compelling account, the author delves beneath the military and political forces to explore questions of survival for the cities citizens, their despair, frustration and terror of defeat. [From publisher's description]...

"Library of America presents two of the best books ever written about World War II in a deluxe collector's edition featuring 88 pages of photographs, full-color endpaper maps, rare archival material revealing how the books were written, and a new introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and historian Rick Atkinson (The Liberation Trilogy). The Longest Day tells the story of the Allies' greatest success, the Normandy invasions of June 6, 1944,...

Recreates the June 6th, 1944 Allied invasion of France from the perspectives of both sides.

Re-enacts the military operation of D-Day from four points of view--the workings of the high commands of the American, English, French, and German forces in their battle scheme for Normandy. Largely filmed on actual invasion sites in France.