D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches

This book centers on the young men who emerged into the deceiving prosperity of the 1920s and were shaped by the harsh realities of the 1930s' Depression. Nurtured on the literature that denounced war and cultivated skepticism, these individuals witnessed portrayals of patriots as gullible pawns, idlers, and protagonists. Averse to becoming entangled in another conflict, their desires were aligned with playing baseball rather than hurling hand grenades, aiming .22 rifles at rabbits instead of M-1s at their peers. However, when confronted with the ultimate trial, when the choice was between fighting for freedom or surrendering it, they rose to the occasion and fought valiantly (quoted from the Prologue).