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The Greatest War - Volume II

D-Day and the Assault on Europe

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By Gerald Astor

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Told by soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines, this series is an oral history of World War II from those who were there. This second volume examines the storming of Omaha Beach on D-Day, and the advance of allied forces across Europe to the liberation of Paris.

THE GREATEST WAR is an oral history of World War II told in the words of the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines-the men dubbed the “greatest generation,” who fought and ultimately emerged victorious from battle. In this second volume, Gerald Astor, one of the nation’s most acclaimed military historians, takes readers from the storming of Omaha Beach on D-Day to the advance of Allied forces across Europe to the liberation of Paris. It is a gripping narrative of unparalleled courage, honor, and glory that is sure to become a military classic.

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On Sale
Sep 26, 2009
Page Count
592 pages
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-13
9780446565776

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Gerald Astor

About the Author

World War II veteran Gerald Astor drew upon his combat experiences to author more than a dozen war books. He received his B.A. from Princeton University before working as the picture editor at Sports Illustrated during its early years and as an editor at Sport magazine, Look, The Saturday Evening Post, and Time. He died in 2008 at eighty-one.

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