内容简介
CorneliusRyantellsthestoryofthehoursthatprecededandfollowedH-HourofD-Day?June6,1944,whenasdawnapproached,asparatroopersfoughtinthehedgerowsofNormandy,thegreatestarmadatheworldhadeverknownassembledoffthebeach--almost5000shipscarryingmorethan200,000soldiers.amilitaryThisisthestoryofpeople:themenoftheAlliedforces,theenemyandthecivilianscaughtupintheconfusionofbattle.700D-Daysurvivorswereinterviewedforthebook.
作者简介
CorneliusRyanwasbornin1920inDublin,Ireland,wherehewasraised.Hebecameoneofthepreeminentwarcorrespondentsofhistime,flyingfourteenbombingmissionswiththeEighthandNinthU.S.AirForcesandcoveringtheD-DaylandingsandtheadvanceofGeneralPatton'sThirdArmyacrossFranceandGermany.AftertheendofhostilitiesinEurope,hecoveredthePacificWar.InadditiontohisclassicworksTheLongestDay,TheLastBattle,andABridgeTooFar,heistheauthorofnumerousotherbooks,whichhaveappearedthroughouttheworldin19languages.AwardedtheLegionofHonorbytheFrenchgovernmentin1973,Mr.RyanwashailedatthattimebyMalcolmMuggeridgeas"perhapsthemostbrilliantreporternowalive."Hediedin1976.