| Entry Text: | RYAN, Cornelius. The Longest Day: June 6, 1944. 256p., illus. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1959; London: Gollancz, 1960. ISBN: 0575007613. Concentrates on D-Day itself and on the experiences of numerous individuals, built up to give a composite account of the landings and the reaction to them. Reprinted by the Folio Society in 2019 with a new introduction by Michael Shapiro. A further edition to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day was also published in 2019 by Andre Deutsch including 120 illustrations and facsimile documents from the author’s papers, ISBN: 0233005854. |
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