Stephen E Ambrose

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1) D-Day, June 6, 1944 : the climactic battle of World War II

Author

Ambrose, Stephen E

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

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IL: UG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 42

Language

English

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Book, eBook, Kindle

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Stephen E. Ambrose's D-Day is the definitive history of World War II's most pivotal battle, a day that changed the course of history.
D-Day is the epic story of men at the most demanding moment of their lives, when the horrors, complexities, and triumphs of life are laid bare. Distinguished historian Stephen E. Ambrose portrays the faces of courage and heroism, fear and determination—what Eisenhower called "the fury of...

2) Undaunted courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the opening of the American West

Author

Ambrose, Stephen E

Language

English

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Book, Audiobook CD

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In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a voyage up the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean and back. Lewis and his partner, Captain William Clark, endure many hardships while on this incredible journey.

3) The wild blue: the men and boys who flew the B-24s over Germany 1944-45

Author

Ambrose, Stephen E

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Pub. Date

2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 15

Language

English

4) Lewis & Clark: voyage of discovery

Author

Ambrose, Stephen E

Publisher

National Geographic Society

Pub. Date

1998

Language

English

5) Crazy Horse and Custer: the parallel lives of two American warriors

Author

Ambrose, Stephen E

Publisher

Doubleday

Pub. Date

1975

Language

English

6) Citizen soldiers: the U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the surrender of Germany, June 7, 1944-May 7, 1945

Author

Ambrose, Stephen E

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Pub. Date

1997

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 32

Language

English

7) Comrades, brothers, fathers, heroes, sons, pals

Author

Ambrose, Stephen E

Publisher

Recorded Books

Pub. Date

2001

Language

English

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Comrades is a celebration of male friendships. Stephen Ambrose begins his with his brothers, his first and forever friends, and the shared experiences that join them for a lifetime, overcoming distance and misunderstandings.

8) Band of brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

Author

Ambrose, Stephen E

Language

English

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Book, eAudiobook

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They came together, citizen soldiers, in the summer of 1942, drawn to Airborne by the $50 monthly bonus and a desire to be better than the other guy. And at its peak-in Holland and the Ardennes-Easy Company was as good a rifle company as any in the world. From the rigorous training in Georgia in 1942 to the disbanding in 1945, Stephen E. Ambrose tells the story of this remarkable company. In combat, the reward for a job well done is the next tough...

9) Pegasus Bridge

Author

Ambrose, Stephen E

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Audio

Pub. Date

2017

Language

English

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In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, a small detachment of British airborne troops stormed the German defense forces and paved the way for the Allied invasion of Europe. Pegasus Bridge was the first engagement of D-Day, the turning point of World War II.
This gripping account of it by acclaimed author Stephen Ambrose brings to life a daring mission so crucial that, had it been unsuccessful, the entire Normandy invasion might have...