The Longest Day: June 6, 1944, Cornelius Ryan

On June 5, 1944, at 9:45 p.m., the decision to launch "Operation Overlord" was made. The Allies had patiently prepared; the landing would take place in Normandy. The next day, at dawn, from Cotentin to the mouth of the Orne, ships emerged from the fog and troops stormed the Atlantic Wall. With precision, Cornelius Ryan vividly brings to life, through the eyes of the troops, the events of that decisive day of June 6, 1944, which marked the beginning of the final confrontation between the Allies and the Nazis. Rommel was not mistaken when he declared: "For the Allies, as for us, it will be the longest day." Published in 1963, Cornelius Ryan's book was an immediate success, amplified by Darryl Zanuck's famous film.