LIFE D-DAY 70 Years Later: Remembering the Battle That Won the War Hardcover – April 29, 2014

Bought it because my brother found out it had a photo with my Dad in it on page 116. He was a Medic in the Army. We have had the photo in our house for 70 years. Just something nice to keep for the generations to come. My brother has the softcover copy. I like the hardcover copy. :)

This book was a wonderful revelation to me about the significance of D-Day in our nation's history.Though my dad served in World War 2, he never spoke about the horrors of it.Douglas Brinkley makes it very clear that if this plan of action had not been successful, things would be very different today for our country.It is an excellent book that I would highly recommend.

Excellent photos but hard to read because of tiny print.

I haven't read a bad book about D-Day yet.

I bought this book and several others on WWII as a gift for my husband last year and he loves them!

Hardcover edition of great quality , pages and pictures are just a very well made glimpse to that few hours at D day

Got this for my father who landed on Normandy on D-Day. The pictures are extraordinary! ! Very pleased!

Very imported to remember the men and women who fight for us to be free anytime anywhere .

Good book as one could expect from Life, filled with fine pictures, many of which rarely seen before.On the other side, the tone used in the written sections is a bit arrogant and translates mostly the american view about D-Day and its context.Many other books from american authors (Stephen Ambrose comes to mind, same as the fantastic WWII 30+ book collection from Time-Life Books I bought in the 80's) are much more balanced and fair in their analysis and description of the facts..Anyway, as a 70th aniversary edition it is worthwhile to join your WWII book collection if you can find it at a bargain price as I did.

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Es un libro de gran tamaño, lo compré como regalo para un amigo y al poder leerlo un día en su casa la verdad que se quedá uno sorprendido con la cantidad de información que aporta sobre este día de la historia: fotos, planos, zoans de desembarco, nomenclaturas, anécdotas y demás.La portada es dura y las hojas interiores tienen una calidad de impresión buena con una maquetación acorde con el diseño exterior que ayudan a crear un libro muy ameno tanto a la hora de leerlo en profundidad como a la hora d edarle una rápida visual.Lo recomendaría a cualquier entusiasta de la historia de la II Guerra Mundial o periodismo de guerra en general. Si que esperaba que incluyese más fotografías pero la verdad tampoco se queda corto. Muy contento.

Excellent book, superb photos, interesting text. Highly recommended!

ノルマンディー上陸時にキャパが撮影したフィルムはエマルジョンが溶けてしまってピンボケになっていることは有名であるが、他の写真家の写真を見る限りドイツ軍のトーチカが制圧されてからの上陸であると思われる。機関銃に背を向けて撮影し、後方では砲弾が破裂しているように見えるのはエマルジョンが溶けているからである。これが幸いして最前線で撮影しているように見え絶賛されたわけである。D.D.ダンカン、沢田教一、一ノ瀬泰造、ラリーバローズ他、戦場カメラマンで敵に背を向けた写真がないのは当然であろう。敵の動きが見えない体勢になることなどできないからである。安易に紛争地帯に出かけ拉致されている日本人は、戦闘地域におけるカメラマンの立ち位置を学んでから行くべきであったと思う。従軍を許可されて守られながら戦地を撮影する事と、フリーで戦地に入る事との違いは、イラク戦争で米軍の戦車に砲撃を受けた人達を見れば容易に判断できるはずだ。