From Stephen E. Ambrose; bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day; the inspiring story of the ordinary men of the U.S. army in northwest Europe from the day after D-Day until the end of the bitterest days of World War II.In this riveting account; historian Stephen E. Ambrose continues where he left off in his #1 bestseller D-Day. Citizen Soldiers opens at 0001 hours; June 7; 1944; on the Normandy beaches; and ends at 0245 hours; May 7; 1945; with the allied victory. It is biography of the US Army in the European Theater of Operations; and Ambrose again follows the individual characters of this noble; brutal; and tragic war. From the high command down to the ordinary soldier; Ambrose draws on hundreds of interviews to re-create the war experience with startling clarity and immediacy. From the hedgerows of Normandy to the overrunning of Germany; Ambrose tells the real story of World War II from the perspective of the men and women who fought it.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A dear review of dear grandmothers who cookBy Carole FergusonThis reminds us of the long reach of our family history; the power of example and the way it is conveyed as we grow up. Just sweet.6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. As Bill Withers said; "I loved that old lady."By Kindle CustomerNot since Bill Withers' song; "Grandma's Hands" has there been such a touching tribute to a "bubbe"; the Yiddish word for grandmother. Or; in this lucky case; to BOTH her 90-something grandmothers. How I envied her the privilege; courage and perspicacity to ask these questions before it was too late! I shared many; many things with my beloved grandmother; but I wish with all my heart that I had done what Joy Horowitz did in "Tessie and Pearlie"; to search out and record the stories of her grandmothers' lives; what made them who they are; what their lives mean to her own life; to her children's lives. Joy Horowitz did; indeed; build an amazing; bittersweet bridge between her family's past and future and created a truly precious legacy for her own children and subsequent generations of her family. Especially when one is young; it is very often difficult to let go of the irritations and inconsistencies you see in your parents and grandparents and really communicate with them. It is usually in middle age that the sense of one's mortality overcomes these quibbles and by then; for most; it is too late for grandparents. If you are now fortunate enough to have a living grandmother; seize the moment. Read this book; put on Bill Withers and cry and - and then go call her up and ask and ask and listen and listen. Then write it down for posterity and marvel at the blessing.7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. An homage to old ageBy A CustomerThis is Joy Horowitz's tribute to her two jewish grandmothers. They are both in their 90's and as feisty and loving as can be. In a book full of wisdom; humor; and yes; recipes; there is a lingering sense of mortality as both bubbes tell their tales and wonder when death will claim them. This is a book for anyone who treasures the stories of years past; who loved to sit at their grandmother's knee as she told stories of years gone by. It will leave you at turns both happy and almost tearful as each grandmother grapples with the life she has lived and the fact that she won't be around much longer. Please read this book; it will help you as you look at the big picture of life and determine what is really important to you
