by Cornelius Ryan · ISBN 9782253010456
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«Le jour le plus long» is Cornelius Ryan's historical chronicle, published by Le Livre de Poche in paperback (441 pages, in French).
Chronicle of the Normandy landing of June 6, 1944, the operation that began the liberation of Western Europe in World War II. The narrative reconstructs the day from the perspectives of Allied soldiers, French civilians and German officers, and includes the planning, the execution of the assault and its immediate consequences.
On the cover are the subtitle «6 juin 1944» and a photograph of soldiers on a beach with destroyed military equipment.
Cornelius Ryan was an Irish journalist and author known mainly for writing popular military history. He was especially known for his histories of World War II events: The Longest Day: 6 June 1944 D-Day (1959), The Last Battle (1966), and A Bridge Too Far (1974).
