The Victors: The Men of WWII

The Victors: The Men of WWII

by StephenE.Ambrose (Author)

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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 448
Edition: UK ed.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Published: 04 Apr 2005

ISBN 10: 0743492420
ISBN 13: 9780743492423

Media Reviews
Theo Lippman, Jr.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Fresh and riveting.


Nathaniel Tripp

The New York Times Book Review

Ambrose is a superb historian.


John Gregory Dunne

The New Yorker

Ambrose's skill at weaving his interviews into a good read is impressive.


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.


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.


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.

Author Bio
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.