In the spring of 1944, 120,000 Allied soldiers crossed theEnglish Channel in the most ambitious invasion force everassembled. Rangers, paratroopers, infantry, and armored personnel,these soldiers--some who had just cut their teeth in Africa andSicily and some who were brand-new to war--joined a force aimed atthe heart of Europe and Hitler’s defenses. On the morning of June6, D-Day began. And in the hours that followed, thousands losttheir lives, while those who survived would be changedforever No other chronicle of D-Day can match Gerald Astor'sextraordinary work--a vivid first-person account told with stunningimmediacy by the men who were there. From soldiers who wadedthrough the bullet-riddled water to those who dropped behind enemylines, from moments of terror and confusion to acts of incrediblecamaraderie and heroism, June 6, 1944 plunges us intohistory in the making--and the most pivotal battle ever waged.
