THE BOOK ON D-DAY SEVERAL NEW RELEASES JOIN ACCLAIMED WORKS ABOUT THE TURNING POINT OF WORLD WAR II.Byline: Rob Lowman Entertainment Editor The adage is, a picture is worth a thousand words A picture is worth a thousand words is a proverb that refers to the idea that complex stories can be told with just a single still image, or that an image may be more influential than a substantial amount of text. . But the thousands of pictures and thousands upon thousands of words already printed about D-Day will never fully describe the immensity im·men·si·ty n. pl. im·men·si·ties 1. The quality or state of being immense. 2. Something immense: "the empty immensity of earth, sky, and water" of the battle or explain the overwhelming experience. Not that writers have stopped trying. A number of new books have been published recently to mark the 60th anniversary of this pivotal day in history. There will be more books coming out about World War II as we approach the 60th anniversary of the end of the conflict. Today, we take a look at some recently released books on D-Day and also remind you of a few older ones. ``The D-Day Experience: From the Invasion to the Liberation of Paris'' (Andrews McMeel Publishing; $39.95), by noted British military historian Richard Holmes Richard Holmes is the name of:
``D-Day: The Greatest Invasion - A People's History'' (Bloomsbury; $40), by John Van der Vat with an introduction by John S.D. Eisenhower (Ike's son), is another coffee-table volume that offers a number of illustrations, maps and photographs. Van der Vat achieves an even-handedness in his approach, which Eisenhower in his introduction says ``recognizes that the everyday soldier really occupies center stage.'' ``The Americans at D-Day: The American Experience American Experience (sometimes abbreviated AmEx) is a television program airing on the PBS network in the United States. The program airs documentaries about important or interesting events and people in American history, many of which have won impressive at the Normandy Invasion'' (Forge; $26.95), by John C. McManus, looks at figures such as Gens. Dwight Eisenhower and Omar Bradley as well as the common U.S. GI. ``Omaha Beach  Omaha Beach was the code name for one of the principal landing points of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on June 6 1944, during World War II. D-Day June 6, 1944'' (Stackpole; $28.95), by Joseph Balkoski, examines the battle at the crucial landing site where American troops encountered the fiercest German resistance of the day. Balkoski, a historian specializing in D-Day, includes some 60 maps and photos. Ten Days to D-Day: Citizens and Soldiers on the Eve On the Eve (Накануне in Russian) is the third novel by famous Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, best known for his short stories and the novel Fathers and Sons. of the Invasion'' (Little, Brown & Co.; $26.95), by David Stafford David Stafford is a writer, broadcaster, and occasional musician born in Birmingham, England. Stafford began his career in fringe and community theatre in the 1970s. , uses diaries and letters to explore the building tensions of soldiers who would fight in the invasion, as well as the actions of nonmilitary men and women on the ground in Europe. Among those in the latter group are a woman active in the French resistance, a Jewish man hiding in Paris and a number of American citizens. ``Voices of Valor valor a rodenticide no longer marketed because of toxicity in horses causing dehydration, abdominal pain, hindlimb weakness, inappetence, fishy smell in urine. Called also N-3-pyridyl methyl N1-p-nitrophenyl urea. : D-Day, June 6, 1944'' (Bullfinch bullfinch: see finch. bullfinch Any of several species of stocky, stout-billed songbird (family Fringillidae). Eurasia has six species of the genus Pyrrhula, all boldly marked. The common bullfinch (P. pyrrhula), 6 in. ; $35), by Douglas Brinkley Douglas Brinkley (born December 14, 1960) is an American author and professor of history at Rice University. He previously was a professor of history at Tulane University where he also served as director of the Theodore Roosevelt Center for American Civilization. and Ronald J. Drez, uses two 60-minute CDs, narrated by actor Stephen Lang Stephen Lang is:
Brassey's D-Day Encyclopedia: The Normandy Invasion A-Z'' (Brassey; $30), by Barrett Tillman, is perhaps the ultimate reference book on the subject. Tillman, a noted military historian, includes all types of terminology, names of Army divisions, weapons, bios, equipment, geographic sites, cultural references and even slang. ``D-Day Landings: The Story of the Allied Invasion'' (DK; $3.99), by Richard Platt, is an easy way to introduce younger kids to D-Day. The 32-page book features a number of pictures to engage children and tell the stories, which are geared to help improve reading skills. ``Our Finest Day: D-Day: June 6, 1944'' (Chronicle Books; $24.95), by Stephen Ambrose and Mark Bowen, is almost a brief scrapbook A Macintosh disk file that holds frequently used text and graphics objects, such as a company letterhead. Contrast with "clipboard," which is reserved memory that holds data only for the current session. of the battle. The late noted historian Ambrose and Bowen (``Black Hawk Down'') included in this 32-page book published in 2002 entries from diaries, personal letters, secret dispatches, battle plans and poignant photos. ``D-Day: June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II'' (Touchstone; $17 paperback), by Stephen Ambrose, was published in 1994. Ambrose drew on interviews with 1,400 veterans as well as on research from military archives to detail the heroics of the ordinary soldier. He provides vivid descriptions of the landings on Omaha and Utah beaches. ``The Longest Day'' (Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. ; $14 paperback), by Cornelius Ryan, was published in 1959. Ryan began research on the book a number of years before, when he was able to talk to veterans while their war experiences were still fresh. The eminently readable book, which was made into a movie, breaks down the invasion into ``The Wait,'' ``The Night'' and ``The Day.'' The author then follows the activities of soldiers on both sides, though he concentrates mostly on British and American troops. No, it's not a complete picture, but it's still a good place to start. Rob Lowman, (818) 713-3687 robert.lowman(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: ``The D-Day Experience: From the Invasion to the Liberation of Paris'' includes 30 facsimile items of D-Day memorabilia. Evan Yee/Staff Photographer |
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