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Name: June 6, 1944
Author: Gerald Astor

📘 June 6, 1944 by Gerald Astor

June 6, 1944 traces the path of 120,000 Allied soldiers who, in the spring of 1944, crossed the English Channel to launch the largest invasion force ever assembled. Through vivid, first‑person accounts of Rangers, paratroopers, infantry, and armored units—some fresh from Africa and Sicily, others new to combat—the book details the split‑second decisions, the chaos of the battlefield, and the acts of friendship and heroism that defined the "longest day." Astor’s narrative immerses readers in the moments of terror, confusion, and courage that shaped the tide of the war in Europe. Keywords

First publish date: 1994

Genre: History/Military History

Authors: Gerald Astor

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