With their 70th anniversary just around the corner; the D-Day landings have lost none of their impact. Even today the vestiges of Hitler’s Atlantic Wall speak of the huge undertaking necessary for the Allies to gain a foothold in Normandy. In this beautiful new full-color book; the reader goes “on-site†to the sacred battleground from its scarred medieval villages to the remains of modern means of destruction. The huge armada that attacked from Britain left behind many signs of their passage: from the huge caissons of the mulberry harbor around Arromanches; the gun emplacements at Longues and Merville; to the multitude of hardware used as memorials―tanks; artillery; pillboxes―and the many graves and cemeteries that honor those who died on both sides. It is in memory of the dead that much of what can be seen on the ground survives; but as the last few survivors reach their 90s; a new audience requires information about the events of the past that can only come from seeing the ground where the battle was fought. Today; the beaches are a fascinating mixture of the new and the old; including the new visitors’ center at Colleville and the renovation and expansion of the Utah Beach museum―even as further new memorials jostle with the older sites that have changed little in 70 years. The Normandy Battlefields details what can be seen on the ground today using a mixture of media to provide a complete overview of the campaign. Maps old and new highlight what has survived and what hasn’t; then-and-now photography allows fascinating comparisons with the images taken at the time―particularly the aerial views―and computer artwork provides graphic details of things that can’t be seen today. The book describes the area from Cherbourg to Le Havre by way of the key D-Day locations; providing a handbook for the visitor and an overview for the armchair traveler. It covers; wherever possible; the forces from both sides and the memorials to those young men who fought so many years ago.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Insightful and solid review of LincolnBy Carl HAbraham Lincoln and the Structure of Reason provides a meaningful insight into the process used by Lincoln to analyze issues; and develop an effective way of expounding his analysis to others. The pieces reviewed also give a better understanding of the details of the issues in that important time of history. I have long enjoyed reading about the military history of the Civil War era. After reading this book; I came away with what I consider a much better understanding of Abraham Lincoln as a person. It will stimulate additional reading.The appendices of the book contain a number of Lincoln's speeches; and letters. After reading the text of the book; I found these to be very interesting and informative. I don't usually spend much time in the appendix.As a layman; the format of the book also helps provide a much better appreciation of the legal process. Time reading this book is well spent.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I am the Lincolnator! =PBy El CoyoteI love this book. The only thing that would make it better is if they gave us further resources like a Q A forum. They aren't just sharing the secrets they learned. They used the insights they discovered to transmit the information to the reader. They are "demonstrating" what they learned. Don't understand what I meant? Its ok you will if you read the book. There are lots of examples provided. The book isn't an easy read and it is primarily written for the practice of law. I'm not a lawyer yet I was able to understand apply their advice to my own verbal arguments and written. This book doesn't give up its secrets easily but earnestly rewards those who search for them. Its not a step by step instruction on how to write your own but if you are hungry for it I believe you will find everything you need in the pages to become a more persuasive speaker or writer.5 of 6 people found the following review helpful. A fresh look at LincolnBy william gormleyAfter all these years; is there anything new to learn about Abraham Lincoln? The answer; surprisingly; is; yes! In Abraham Lincoln and the Structure of Reason; Hirsch and Van Haften develop a provocative thesis -- that Lincoln's extraordinary persuasive skills were due in part to his self-conscious mastery of Euclidean logic. With painstaking care; they parse his speeches; unveiling the Euclidean scaffolding that lies beneath them. Along the way; they also recount many delightful Lincoln stories and offer insights into the practice of law; then and now. This book is a revelation; a real tour de force! Thanks to Hirsch and Van Haften; we now know that Lincoln's "magic" was a heady combination of noble sentiments; winged words; AND iron logic. The book; by two first-time authors; should be of interest to students of politics and rhetoric and of course to Lincoln buffs as well. Enlightening; absorbing; and original.
