The Longest Day

A simple explanation of what the summer solstice is and how it has been celebrated through the centuries. Includes craft... (more)

A simple explanation of what the summer solstice is and how it has been celebrated through the centuries. Includes craft activities. (less)

When the bears return to Great Bear Lake for the longest day gathering, they find their reunion more challenging than th... (more)

When the bears return to Great Bear Lake for the longest day gathering, they find their reunion more challenging than they expected. (less)

"Library of America presents two of the best books ever written about World War II in a deluxe collector's edition featu... (more)

"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."--Amazon. (less)

The classic account of the Allied invasion of Normandy The Longest Day is Cornelius Ryan's unsurpassed account of D-day,... (more)

The classic account of 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 re-creates 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. (less)

Complete story of the D-Day landings at Normandy through the eyes of all its participants. (more)

Complete story of the D-Day landings at Normandy through the eyes of all its participants. (less)