Cornelius Ryan Books

Shortly before the inevitable Allied assault on Fortress Europe in 1944, Field-Marshal Erwin Rommel remarked to an aide The first 24 hours of the invasion will be decisive... For the Allies, as well as for Germany, it will be the longest day.

The Battle for Berlin was the culminating struggle of WWII in Europe, the last offensive against Hitler's 3rd Reich, which devastated one of Europe's historic capitals & marked the final defeat of Nazi Germany. It was also one of the war's bloodiest & most pivotal battles, whose outcome would shape international politics for decades to come. The Last Battle is Ryan's compelling account of this final battle, a story of brutal extremes, of stunning military triumph alongside the stark conditions that the civilians of Berlin experienced in the face of the Allied assault. As always, Ryan delves beneath the military & political forces that were dictating events to explore the more immediate imperatives of survival, where, as the author describes it, "to eat had become more important than to love, to burrow more dignified than to fight, to exist more militarily correct than to win." The Last Battle is the story of ordinary people, soldiers & civilians, caught up in the despair, frustration & terror of defeat. It's history at its best, a masterful illumination of the effects of war on the lives of individuals & one of the enduring works on WWII. Foreword The city The general The objective The decision The battle A Note on Casualties The Soldiers & Civilians: That They Do Today Bibliography Acknowledgments Index

The unparalleled, classic work of history that recreates the battle that changed World War II—the Allied invasion of Normandy. The Longest Day is Cornelius Ryan’s unsurpassed account of D-Day, a book that endures as a masterpiece of military history. In this compelling tale of courage and heroism, glory and tragedy, Ryan painstakingly recreates the fateful hours that preceded and followed the massive invasion of Normandy to retell the story of an epic battle that would turn the tide against world fascism and free Europe from the grip of Nazi Germany. This book, first published in 1959, is a must for anyone who loves history, as well as for anyone who wants to better understand how free nations prevailed at a time when darkness enshrouded the earth.

Publisher: Coronet Date of Publication: 1975 Binding: paperback Edition: Condition: Good Description: 0340199415

Bestseller internazionale fin dalla sua pubblicazione nel 1959, Il giorno più lungo è oggi diventato un classico della storiografia, il testo di riferimento per chiunque voglia capire cosa accadde durante il D-Day. L’operazione Overlord cominciò quindici minuti esatti dopo la mezzanotte del 6 giugno 1944: alcuni uomini sceltissimi delle divisioni aviotrasportate americane 82a e 101a si lanciarono dai loro aerei nel chiaro di luna della notte di Normandia. Cornelius Ryan, che partecipò allo sbarco come cronista, parte da quell’assalto notturno per ricostruire gli eventi di quelle interminabili e decisive ventiquattr’ore. La sua è una cronaca travolgente, appassionata, ricca di suspense e insieme precisa e veritiera, basata anche sulla consultazione degli archivi segreti americani ed europei e sulle interviste a oltre duemila testimoni. Una storia di uomini, che tocca non solo i soldati delle forze alleate, ma anche i nemici sconfitti della Wehrmacht e i civili travolti nel caos sanguinoso dell’invasione.

The SAS mission conducted behind Iraqi lines is one of the most famous stories of courage and survival in modern warfare. Of the eight members of the SAS regiment who set off, only one escaped capture. This is his story. Late on the evening of 24 January 1991 the patrol was compromised deep behind enemy lines in Iraq. A fierce fire-fight left the eight men miraculously unscathed, but they were forced to run for their lives. Their aim was to reach the Syrian border, 120 kilometres to the north-west, but during the first night the patrol accidentally broke into two groups, five and three. Chris Ryan found himself left with two companions. Nothing had prepared them for the vicious cold of the desert winter, and they began to suffer from hypothermia. During the night one of the men was to disappear in a blinding blizzard. The next day a goat-herd came across the two survivors. Chris's remaining partner, went with him in search of food and was never to return. Left on his own, Chris Ryan beat off an Iraqi attack and set out alone. His greatest adventure was only just beginning. This is the story of courage under fire, of hairbreadth escapes, of the best trained soldiers in the world fighting against adverse conditions, and of one man's courageous refusal to lie down and die.

Verslag van de invasie in Normandië, gebaseerd op documenten van geallieerde en Duitse zijde en op ooggetuigenverslagen van militairen en burgers.

Verslag van de invasie in Normandië, gebaseerd op documenten van geallieerde en Duitse zijde en op ooggetuigenverslagen van militairen en burgers.

V tejto knihe autor - novinár opisuje prvý deň spojeneckej invázie v roku 1944 vo Francúzsku. Základom sú informácie od vojakov a to spojeneckých aj nemeckých, ktorí sa tejto invázie zúčastnili a prežili vojnu. Materiál je zozbieraný pomocou dotazníkov pre vojakov, spolupráce s inštitúciami, sministerstvami, so spravodajcami. K plasticite a viery-hodnosti tejto knihy pomáha aj pohľad z druhej, nepriateľskej strany. Autor sa vyhýba heroizácii a naopak o nemeckých vojakoch nehovorí s opovrhnutím, nekomentuje udalosti - opisuje skutočnosti...