Citizen Soldiers

ByStephen E. Ambrose

Release Date: 2013-04-23
Genre: History

Score: 4.5

4.5

From 159 Ratings

Description

From Stephen E. Ambrose, bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day, the inspiring story of the ordinary men of the U.S. army in northwest Europe from the day after D-Day until the end of the bitterest days of World War II.

In this riveting account, historian Stephen E. Ambrose continues where he left off in his #1 bestseller D-Day. Citizen Soldiers opens at 0001 hours, June 7, 1944, on the Normandy beaches, and ends at 0245 hours, May 7, 1945, with the allied victory. It is biography of the US Army in the European Theater of Operations, and Ambrose again follows the individual characters of this noble, brutal, and tragic war. From the high command down to the ordinary soldier, Ambrose draws on hundreds of interviews to re-create the war experience with startling clarity and immediacy. From the hedgerows of Normandy to the overrunning of Germany, Ambrose tells the real story of World War II from the perspective of the men and women who fought it.

Reviews

J. Patrick Dolder
5
By §3¥2
Awe inspiring! This book is wonderfully written. It reads like a conversation between friends. It reminds me of my youth when I would sit at the kitchen table with my father and his friends while stories were told and retold. Bravo!
One Of The Best
5
By 1ssra1
I have read numerous books on WWII and rate this as one of the very best. A must read for anyone interested in WWII.
Inspirational
5
By Reed2R
This is the book that was the inspiration for the series "Band of Brothers." Absolutely riveting and one of the best books on what it was like to be on the ground fighting in Europe during WW II.
Amazing book
5
By danielscammell
Read years ago and have listened to it 3 times now. Amazing