The Americans on D-Day: A Photographic History of the Normandy Invasion Hardcover – May 15, 2014

I would be giving this one the five full stars even if Marty Morgan and I haven't known each other from various historical presentations for seven or eight years now. I was actually Marty's back-up slide flipper when he presented some elements of this work at the 2014 NRA Annual Meeting as "The Guns of D-Day Part II".Anyone with any interest in the Normandy landings has seen some of these pictures before. Marty's genius was to go back to the original negatives in many cases, blow them up bigger, and think about them. Let me explain a perfect example of this. There's a pic of 2nd Division men marching in from Omaha after the landings. It's a known pic. It was the cover of a 1990s paperback edition of Keegan's "The Second World War" that I have had since college. But looking more closely at it, why are a battalion's worth of frontline infantrymen in a M1 Garand-equipped army all carrying M1903 Springfields instead? Marty has found the answer and it is in the book. Repeat that dedication to lost details hundreds of times over, and you have the effort that it took for Marty to assemble "The Americans At D-Day".I don't know if this book could have been done twenty years ago. The book is a large enough format to display the photos well, and modern digital printing brings out the detail. The devil really was in the details this time around, and the details are what makes this book worth every cent.Marty, I'll see you in Nashville in '15 and you're signing this one for me.

I’m already loving this book! My 14 year old daughter is also enjoying the wonderful pictures and is now more interested in history. I’ve already downloaded Mr. Morgan’s book Americans on Dday also. It’s clear that a lot of research and thought was put into the making of this book. I can’t believe that I got it for under $7 definitely going to order a copy for my daughter. Ok I have now purchased my third book! Everyone wants one!

Book is Great, however packing? and or shipping damaged book.Dust jacket torn and inside rear pages bent and torn.This was either in the warehouse or shipping.

While the cover over Americans on D-Day uses one of the best known shots from June 6, 1944 -- of men of the 16th Infantry landing at Easy Red -- this book is a beautiful addition to the huge library of books about D-Day because of the hundreds of pictures, described with clever detail that give the reader a comprehensive picture of the entire American experience during the invasion of Normandy. Pictures of spent 5-inch casings on the deck of the Nevada, small landing craft near supporting cruisers, documentation of the sheer enormity of the effort all give you an exhaustive, comprehensive appreciation for the magnitude. Accompanying these pictures, many of which are in color, are small vignettes and interesting detail that can be studied for hundreds of hours. A treasure for the dedicated historian and the new explorer

As soon as he opened the book, he couldn't put it down until he looked at every page. So beautifully compiled and so very interesting. Every U.S. citizen, especially students in high school, should view this book. What a wonderful country we are privileged to live free in.

I sent this book to my father-in-law for his 100th birthday. He was the captain of a landing craft during D-Day. I was not able too look at it myself as we were unable to travel during the pandemic, but he loved it.

Morgan's THE AMERICANS ON D-DAY is a fresh, extensive pictorial exploration of the Invasion. It's not merely a captioned photo book; historian Martin K.A. Morgan has written extensive text with superb detail after in-depth interviews with veterans, their families, and also residents and family in Normandy who witnessed these events. Many of the never-before seen photos came from private collections based on those relationships, offering fresh insight. Also of great interest are the comparison of photos then to the terrain and buildings now in Normandy. THE AMERICANS ON D-DAY is not just a well-designed, beautiful book but also a new and important work by an accomplished historian in the field, adding greatly to the documented history of D-Day.

Every time a new book appears about a topic like D-Day I am a little suspicious wandering if it was simply published to generate sales, but not so with The Americans on D-Day. I am extremely pleased with this purchase. A number of new photographs and a great arrangement of the information about the battle. Those interested in D-Day will surely want to include this book in their personal libraries. Thank you Martin Morgan for this terrific tribute commemorating the 70th anniversary of the invasion of Europe. Thank you.

I bought this book out of general interest in finding archive images and a specific interest in the photographic unit of the US Coast Guard. It delivers on all counts - large format, images well printed, and a rannge of really interesting images right through D-Day. Mostly US units in shot, unsurprisingly, but some fascinating colour images of the English south coast with troops preparing and boarding.

You must put your head into the lions mouth if the performance is to be success

A great picture record of D-Day

Fantastic ! Thanks so much !

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