Another WWII classic by Cornelius Ryan, The Longest Day: June 6, 1944, in a beautiful Easton Press edition, leather-bound, with gilt edges.

352 pp.

Details the capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges (Pegasus Bridge and Horsa Bridge) by glider troops before the main assault on the Normandy beaches. Based on interviews with a cross-section of participants, including U.S., Canadian, British, French and German officers and civilians.