The Victors : The Men of Wwii - Hardcover

Ambrose, Stephen.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0743263669 ISBN 13: 9780743263665

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2004., 2004

Synopsis

THE VICTORS is a breathtaking new work from bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose. It follows the momentous events of the war from D-Day, 6 June 1944, through to the final days when the Allied soldiers pushed the German troops out of France, chased them across Germany, and, on 7 May 1945, destroyed the Nazi regime. At the centre of this epic drama are the citizen soldiers, the boys who became men as they fought, proving eventually unbeatable. Drawing from his extensive research for his previous bestselling books on the conflict, Ambrose creates one of the most exciting single-volume histories of the Second World War ever written. THE VICTORS is a compelling celebration of military genius and heroism, and of camaraderie and courage.

About this title

About the Author:

Stephen E. Ambrose, leading World War II historian, was the author of numerous books on history including the Number 1 bestselling BAND OF BROTHERS, D-DAY (on which SAVING PRIVATE RYAN was based) PEGASUS BRIDGE and WILD BLUE. He is founder of the Eisenhower Center and the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans. He died in 2002.

Review:

Nathaniel Tripp The New York Times Book Review Ambrose is a superb historian.

William R. Wineke Wisconsin State Journal The Victors is an absolutely wonderful book...a compelling narrative of a time when the average American youth exhibited heroism and grace to save the world.

Theo Lippman, Jr. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Fresh and riveting.

Calvin L. Christman The Dallas Morning News A brief, readable, and necessary remembrance of a generation that met and overcome this century's greatest test.

John Gregory Dunne The New Yorker [Ambrose's] skill at weaving his interviews into a good read is impressive.

Harry Crumpacker St. Petersburg Times No historian writing today understands and empathizes with the World Ware II generation of Americans better than Stephen Ambrose...Reading this book will leave only a profound understanding of an undeniable truth.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2004.
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0743263669
• ISBN 13: 9780743263665
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400