D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy, 1944

author: Rick Atkinson

name: Wayne

average rating: 3.56

book published: 2014

rating: 4

read at: 2014/10/09

date added: 2014/10/09

shelves: children-s, non-fiction

review:

'D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy, 1944' by Rick Atkinson is an attempt to create an interesting and informative work for younger readers. For the most part, I think it works.



Pulitzer priae winner Atkinson is best known for his Liberation Trilogy, an exhaustive and excellent history of the Americans in the European theater of war during WWII. This book takes material from the final volume, 'The Guns At Last Light,' to focus just on D-Day. From a brief overview of the war to this point, and the planning meetings by commanders to the invasion and aftermath, the book covers a whole lot of ground very well in a short amount of pages. Additionally, there are lots of photos and maps showing famous generals and soldiers on the ground. The book also pulls few punches with some rough language and brief descriptions of combat wounds suffered by soldiers.



When I was 11, I would have loved this book, but I was 11 a long time ago, and I'm not sure what most kids would think of this book. Still, I think it's important that we don't forget the past, and books like this are great ways to introduce a new generation to the past. Perhaps this would be best shared among generations to connect the history to the family tree. A very good book on a very serious subject.



I was given a review copy of this ebook by Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, Henry Holt and Co and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.





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