The Victors: Eisenhower and His Boys: The Men of World War II - Hardcover

Ambrose, Stephen E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 068485628X ISBN 13: 9780684856285

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1998

Synopsis

America's preeminent historian of World War II integrates his best-selling accounts of the war, including Eisenhower, D-Day, and Citizen Soldiers, into a continuous, one-volume chronicle that features the testimony of those who fought. 175,000 first printing.

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Review:

The Victors is like a compilation of Stephen E. Ambrose's greatest hits, drawing heavily from his biography of General Dwight D. Eisenhower and several military histories that recount the events of the Allied push across the European continent in 1944 and 1945 from the frontline trooper's perspective. The narrative is vintage Ambrose, full of engaging yet workmanlike prose that conveys the epic scope of its subject while paying careful attention to the details of the often inglorious lives of the GIs. Eisenhower looms large over this book, but it's the ordinary soldiers and their experiences who give the story real life. Readers who have already dipped into the Ambrose library may find sections of The Victors redundant, but for those who want an adept overview of what Ike and his men accomplished, this is a great place to start. --John J. Miller

About the Author:

Stephen E. Ambrose is the author of Undaunted Courage, an account of the Lewis and Clark expedition. He lives in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and Helena, Montana.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 068485628X
• ISBN 13: 9780684856285
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400