Most Popular Books by Cornelius Ryan

The unparalleled, classic work of history that recreates the battle that changed World War II—the Allied invasion of Normandy. The Longest Day is Cornelius Ryan’s unsurpassed account of D-Day, a book that endures as a masterpiece of military history. In this compelling tale of courage and heroism, glory and tragedy, Ryan painstakingly recreates the fateful hours that preceded and followed the massive invasion of Normandy to retell the story of an epic battle that would turn the tide against world fascism and free Europe from the grip of Nazi Germany. This book, first published in 1959, is a must for anyone who loves history, as well as for anyone who wants to better understand how free nations prevailed at a time when darkness enshrouded the earth.

The classic account of the final offensive against Hitler’s Third Reich. The Battle for Berlin was the culminating struggle of World War II in the European theater, the last offensive against Hitler’s Third Reich, which devastated one of Europe’s historic capitals and marked the final defeat of Nazi Germany. It was also one of the war’s bloodiest and most pivotal battles, whose outcome would shape international politics for decades to come. The Last Battle is Cornelius Ryan’s compelling account of this final battle, a story of brutal extremes, of stunning military triumph alongside the stark conditions that the civilians of Berlin experienced in the face of the Allied assault. As always, Ryan delves beneath the military and political forces that were dictating events to explore the more immediate imperatives of survival, where, as the author describes it, “to eat had become more important than to love, to burrow more dignified than to fight, to exist more militarily correct than to win.” The Last Battle is the story of ordinary people, both soldiers and civilians, caught up in the despair, frustration, and terror of defeat. It is history at its best, a masterful illumination of the effects of war on the lives of individuals, and one of the enduring works on World War II.

The classic account of one of the most dramatic battles of World War II. A Bridge Too Far is Cornelius Ryan''s masterly chronicle of the Battle of Arnhem, which marshalled the greatest armada of troop-carrying aircraft ever assembled and cost the Allies nearly twice as many casualties as D-Day. In this compelling work of history, Ryan narrates the Allied effort to end the war in Europe in 1944 by dropping the combined airborne forces of the American and British armies behind German lines to capture the crucial bridge across the Rhine at Arnhem. Focusing on a vast cast of characters—from Dutch civilians to British and American strategists to common soldiers and commanders—Ryan brings to life one of the most daring and ill-fated operations of the war. A Bridge Too Far superbly recreates the terror and suspense, the heroism and tragedy of this epic operation, which ended in bitter defeat for the Allies.

Prize-winning True Stories of the Supreme Moment—When Men Suddenly Face Death Some of these true stories are already famous because they have been dramatized on television. All of them take you straight to the heart of great moments of crisis. You’ll know what it’s like to look down at the wide Pacific and realize that your plane is going to ditch there. You’ll twist the wheel of your racing car as it takes a narrow turn at Indianapolis. You’ll struggle in cabin 56 of the S.S. Andrèa Doria during its five last frantic hours. In these and other stories, Cornelius Ryan, ace journalist, has caught the essence of that split-second that may be a man’s last. Two of these pieces have won Benjamin Franklin Magazine awards. “One Minute To Ditch!”—Thirty-one men, women and children high over the mid-Pacific in a failing plane. (Dramatized on TV.) Five Desperate Hours in Cabin 56—A story of the sinking of the S.S. Andrèa Doria told in gripping minute-by-minute detail. (Dramatized on TV.) The Major of St. Lô—A classic of the Normandy invasion, an unforgettable true story of quiet heroism. (Dramatized on TV.) These and other factual accounts are moving documents of crisis: of courage against the sudden fact of very possible death.

For the 75th anniversary of D-Day, a deluxe collector''s edition gathering two gripping masterpieces of military history. Library of America presents two of the best books ever written about World War II in a deluxe collector''s edition featuring 88 pages of photographs, full-color endpaper maps, rare archival material revealing how the books were written, and a new introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and historian Rick Atkinson (The Liberation Trilogy). The Longest Day tells the story of the Allies'' greatest success, the Normandy invasions of June 6, 1944, Operation Overlord; A Bridge Too Far recounts perhaps their greatest failure, the catastrophic airborne invasion of Holland in September 1944, known as Operation Market Garden. Together, they reveal not only the twisting fortunes of war and the grand sweep and scale of the largest amphibious and airborne invasions ever mounted, but also the very real human experience of combat, the small but momentous individual acts that can change the course of history. No one has told these stories more powerfully than Cornelius Ryan. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

An account of Cornelius Ryan''s losing four and a half year battle against cancer.

Two correspondents in Tokyo describe, breezily and none too reverently, various phases of the American occupation of Japan, including MacArthur’s efforts to lay a basis for democratic government. They do not impugn the General’s motives, but they feel that he is relying on the very people who backstopped Japanese expansionism before and are preparing to do it again.

En biografi om general Douglas MacArthur og hans deltagelse i 1. verdenskrig (Rainbow Division), 2. verdenskrig og Korea.

L''operazione Overlord cominciò quindici minuti esatti dopo la mezzanotte del 6 giugno 1944: alcuni uomini sceltissimi delle divisioni aviotrasportate americane 82a e 101a si lanciarono dai loro aerei nel chiaro di luna della notte di Normandia, nella prima ora del giorno entrato nella storia come "D-Day". Il grande storico Cornelius Ryan, che partecipò allo sbarco come cronista, parte da quell''assalto notturno per ricostruire gli eventi di quelle interminabili e decisive ventiquattr''ore. La sua è una cronaca travolgente, appassionata, ricca di suspense e insieme precisa e veritiera, basata anche sulla consultazione degli archivi segreti americani ed europei e sulle interviste a oltre duemila testimoni. Una storia di uomini, che tocca non solo i soldati delle forze alleate, ma anche i nemici sconfitti della Wehrmacht e i civili travolti nel caos sanguinoso dell''invasione. Bestseller internazionale fin dalla sua pubblicazione, Il giorno più lungo è oggi diventato un classico della storiografia, il testo di riferimento per chiunque voglia capire cosa accadde durante il D-Day.

Renovación del clásico de Cornelius Ryan sobre el desembarco de Normandía debido al ochenta aniversario del Día D. Considerada una obra maestra de la historia militar, El día más largo es el insuperable relato de Cornelius Ryan sobre el Día D que recrea las fatídicas horas que precedieron y siguieron al desembarco de Normandía. Publicada por primera vez en 1959, narra con minucioso detalle los años de planificación que llevaron a la invasión, su desenlace épico y cada golpe de suerte y acto de heroísmo que marcarían la decisiva batalla que libró Europa de las garras del fascismo.

I 10.000 paracadutisti inglesi e polacchi che dovevano conquistare il ponte di Arnhem, presero terra ignorando che proprio lì erano di stanza, due Panzerdivisionen delle SS. Fu un massacro: soltanto 2.300 di loro riuscirono a ritirarsi nelle linee alleate. Cornelius Ryan, l''autore de Il giorno più lungo, ricostruisce in modo travolgente questa tragica e gloriosa pagina di storia.

Europa, 1945. Acontece a batalha final do mais sangrento combate militar do século XX. Após a ofensiva aliada na Europa Central, iniciada em junho de 1944, no Dia D, e após o rompimento do front oriental alemão pelas tropas soviéticas, a queda de Hitler e o fim do delírio nazista tornam-se iminentes. A última batalha relata os principais e mais emocionantes momentos dos últimos meses da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Baseando-se tanto em fontes oficiais e entrevistas com líderes militares quanto em depoimentos de soldados e civis, Cornelius Ryan escreveu uma obra impregnada de tensão humana. E é colocando em cena o homem comum – o grande afetado pelas guerras – que o autor faz deste livro o grande clássico sobre a tomada de Berlim pelos Aliados. A luta diária dos civis para sobreviverem na capital alemã bombardeada e às vésperas da invasão, os impasses políticos e diplomáticos dos bastidores da guerra, o que pensavam os militares próximo à vitória e à derrota, o dia-a-dia no bunker de Hitler e o suicídio do Führer – estas e muitas outras histórias são contadas pelo escritor que reinventou e humanizou a literatura de guerra.

O mais longo dos dias, valiosíssimo relato histórico agora disponível em formato pocket, em nova tradução, conta como os Aliados deram início ao final da Segunda Guerra Mundial – o mais mortífero combate já visto. No famoso Dia D (6 de junho de 1944), milhares de soldados de várias nacionalidades, organizados na chamada Operação Overlord, furaram o paredão alemão desembarcando pelo Mar do Norte na costa da Normandia, na França ocupada pelos nazistas. Começava a libertação da Europa e a derrota das forças do Eixo (Alemanha, Japão e Itália); chegava ao fim o sonho delirante de Hitler de subjugar o mundo. Uma das mais sangrentas e emblemáticas batalhas já travadas, recriada em toda a sua expectativa, nervosismo, glória e horror. Cornelius Ryan foi um dos mais proeminentes correspondentes de guerra do seu tempo. Esteve presente no Dia D e acompanhou o avanço das Forças Aliadas na França e Alemanha. Com aquilo que presenciou e outros relatos de primeira mão, além de relatórios oficiais, escreveu este livro, sua obra-prima, publicada originalmente em 1959 e levado às telas do cinema em 1962, numa superprodução que emocionou as platéias do mundo todo.

Le 6 juin 1944 eut lieu la plus formidable opération militaire de tous les temps. A partir des plages de Normandie, l''opération " Overlord " - le plan de libération de la France par les Alliés - assénait à l''Allemagne nazie un coup dont elle ne se relèverait pas. Avec une remarquable minutie, Cornelius Ryan fait le récit haletant du débarquement et de sa préparation. De l''état-major de Rommel au QG de la 7e armée, d''Omaha-Beach à Sainte-Mère-Eglise, l''auteur nous emporte avec passion dans le tourbillon des événements. Publié en 1963, Le Jour le plus long a imposé un genre : les grandes journées de l''histoire racontées au lecteur " comme s''il y était ". Le succès du livre fut immédiat, bientôt multiplié par le film prestigieux qu''en tira Darryl Zanuck. Aujourd''hui, Le Jour le plus long reste l''un des plus grands best-sellers de l''après-guerre.

Here is Cornelius Ryan''s masterly chronicle of the greatest armada of troop-carrying aircraft ever assembled for a single battle -- culminating in the most grandiose and devastatingly tragic struggle of World War II. Now in a new edition for the 50th anniversary of VE Day, A Bridge Too Far tells the classic story of the battle of Arnhem, one of the most dramatic battles of World War II, which cost the Allies nearly twice as many casualties as D-Day. In this compelling work of history, Cornelius Ryan narrates the Allied effort to end the war in 1944 by dropping the combined airborne forces of the American and British armies behind German lines to capture the crucial bridge across the Rhine at Arnhem. Focusing on a vast cast of characters, from Dutch civilians to British and American strategists, to common soldiers and commanders, Ryan brings to life one of the most daring and ill-fated operations of the war. A Bridge Too Far superbly recreates the terror and suspense, the heroism and the tragedy of this epic operation, which marshalled some of the greatest resources of the war yet ended in bitter defeat.

Bitva u Arnhemu

本书记录了诺曼底登陆的策划内幕和激战过程,描述了血腥海水和钢铁火焰构成的战场奇观,写下了双方的将帅和士兵作为个人所遇到的传奇般的命运,以及在每个生死瞬间所经历的痛苦、迷狂和心惊胆战。

Verslag in woord en beeld van de invasie in Normandie op 6 juni 1944̈, gebaseerd op documenten van geallieerde en Duitse zijde en op ooggetuigenverslagen van militairen en burgers.

Lundi 16 avril 1945, à exactement 4 heures du matin : un formidable fracas d’artillerie signale le début de l’attaque russe contre la capitale du IIIe Reich. Dans quatorze jours, le Führer sera mort ; dans vingt et un, la guerre sera finie. Ce livre est l’histoire de cette dernière bataille : l’assaut et la prise de Berlin. Bien qu’il contienne des récits des combats, ce n’est pas un ouvrage d’histoire militaire. C’est l’histoire de gens comme tout le monde, tant militaires que civils, aux prises avec le désespoir, la déception et le viol de la défaite. La Dernière bataille nous fait revivre ces trois semaines où Berlin, éventrée, fumante, terrorisée et pourtant miraculeusement vivante, est au centre de la vie de millions d’êtres : pour les Alliés, le symbole de leur triomphe ; pour les Allemands, la dernière défense ; pour Hitler, le dernier refuge. Et pour les plus lucides, la préfiguration d’un avenir difficile. La Dernière bataille est finalement un extraordinaire suspense, un document bouleversant sur ces heures terribles où l’Allemagne vivait son « Crépuscule des Dieux ». Ouvrage d’une importance historique incomparable, publié en 1966, trois ans après Le Jour le plus long, La Dernière bataille a valu à Cornelius Ryan le même succès mondial. Aujourd’hui, ce récit de la chute de Berlin, le 2 mai 1945, demeure un modèle du genre : une façon inégalée de raconter les grandes journées de l’Histoire, en direct, dans toute leur dramatique intensité.