Cornelius Ryan
Birth date: June 05, 1920
Died: November 23, 1974
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Cornelius Ryan has a knack for writing military histories that are incredibly accessible. I'm a far cry from being any sort of “armchair general.” I didn't grow up playing Risk, and my primary point of reference for distinguishing between battleships and destroyers is the number of pegs required to ...
So you know when you review m/m books there are times when you just want to do a one word review, right? Well, this is not so much of the review either, because the word "fantastic" pretty much reflects what I think about this book. As I said elsewhere: You have to forgive me guys - until few days...
There is no easy way to put to words something with such enormity as the last battle in the deadliest military conflict in history. And yet, Cornelius Ryan manages to do just that not with the use of staggering statistics, but with a series of stories that even my simple human mind can comprehend. D...
1959 "Classic Epic", as its subtitle goes, deserves its reputation as tightly-written, well-researched and accurate military non-fiction. from the Rangers at Pointe du Hoc to the 82nd All-American Airborne airdropping behind enemy lines, Ryan`s work is complete and detailed. WW2 historians probably ...
The title is taken from a quote of Field Marshall Edwin Rommel, who commanded the German forces defending the Atlantic Wall against invasion, "...the first 24 hours of the invasion will be decisive...the fate of Germany depends on the outcome...for the Allies, as well as Germany, it will be the long...
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