Reckoning in Normandy

Name: Reckoning in Normandy
Price: £18.95 GBP
Author: Donald Rosen
ISBN: 9781493119271

The Last Gathering Of The Greatest Generation

by Donald Rosen

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Softcover

£18.95

Softcover

£18.95

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Book Details

Language : English

Publication Date : 14/11/2013

Format : Softcover

Dimensions : 6x9

Page Count : 440

ISBN : 9781493119271

About the Book

Reckoning In Normandy: The Last Gathering Of The Greatest Generation concerns the author’s experience at the 60th anniversary of the Normandy invasion in June 2004. As the son of a WWII paratrooper, he came to honor his father, a man who died young, and someone he hardly knew. In the process, he witnessed the return of the Normandy veterans for a last look back at their greatest achievement, and their middle aged children, seeking to discover the depth of their fathers’ souls after a lifetime of love and alienation. This book illuminates the difficult road the two groups traveled, and chronicles the emergence of respect, admiration, and above all, forgiveness on the beaches of Normandy. The second volume will be available next Spring.

About the Author

Donald Rosen is a retired software developer. He spent a month in Europe during the summer of 2004, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings. His travels took him to such places as the beaches of Normandy, a Bridge Too Far in Holland, the Dachau concentration camp, and a solitary excursion to the Auschwitz death camp. He concluded his journey with a week in Israel. Donald attended the University of Southern California and the University of Nevada. He lives in Upland, CA.

Customer Reviews

"I am one of the few that has read this heart-rending account. Of course, any history buff would enjoy this overview of the WWII Normandy campaign, but this is so much more. This chronicles the author's search for the father he barely knew by reaching out to the aging veterans who fought beside him so many years ago. He recounts the battle fought from the soldier's point of view."

Carol Houghton
"This book will profoundly change the way you look at your soldier father, grandfather, uncle, aunt, any one you've known who has served and fought in war time. The author's narrative is so personal, yet so open and so readable. It is like he is sitting in your living room telling you the stories of the greatest generation over a nice drink. The book is hard to put down, in some instances hard to read on an emotional level, yet I couldn't wait for the next sentence. I teared up many times, cried, and actually sobbed out loud. This book will go down on my favorites list for sure."

Denise
"I am one of the few that has read this heart-rending account. Of course, any history buff would enjoy this overview of the WWII Normandy campaign, but this is so much more. This chronicles the author's search for the father he barely knew by reaching out to the aging veterans who fought beside him so many years ago. He recounts the battle fought from the soldier's point of view."

Carol Houghton
"This book will profoundly change the way you look at your soldier father, grandfather, uncle, aunt, any one you've known who has served and fought in war time. The author's narrative is so personal, yet so open and so readable. It is like he is sitting in your living room telling you the stories of the greatest generation over a nice drink. The book is hard to put down, in some instances hard to read on an emotional level, yet I couldn't wait for the next sentence. I teared up many times, cried, and actually sobbed out loud. This book will go down on my favorites list for sure. "

Denise

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