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World War II was more than a historical event; it was a deeply personal, emotional experience for all who lived through it overseas and at home. This novel whirls the reader back to that time and that experience-to the fevered years in America, to blitz-torn London, to the beauty, love, and mounting terror that marked the progression of the war to its magnificent climax, the D-day assault on THE SIXTH OF JUNE. It tells the story of Brad Parker, heir apparent to a Connecticut newspaper empire, who went overseas owing his loyalty and his love to his wife, Jane. It tells the story, too, of Valerie Russell-beautiful, compassionate, ware-weary - who owed her loyalty to a brave Englishman. Brad and Valerie feel deeply, helplessly in love. In sight of each other their primary loyalties fell away. But certain as they were of their love-and that it could overcome every obstacle, every loyalty-they reckoned without the emotional miracle the took place on THE SIXTH OF JUNE.
452 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1955
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Lionel Shapiro
15 books6 followersLionel Shapiro was a Canadian journalist and novelist. A war correspondent for The Montreal Gazette, he landed at the Allied invasion of Sicily, Salerno and Juno Beach on D-Day with the Canadian forces.
His 1955 romantic novel The Sixth of June was awarded the Governor General's Award for English language fiction, and was subsequently adapted into a Hollywood film.
His 1955 romantic novel The Sixth of June was awarded the Governor General's Award for English language fiction, and was subsequently adapted into a Hollywood film.
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March 5, 2025
June 6, 2024, the 80th anniversary of D-Day:
Reading a third time in honor of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the beginning of the end of WWII, and in memory of the Greatest Generation and all those who fought, endured and died to protect our freedoms.
June 6, 2014, the 70th anniversary of D-Day:
I loved this book and will one day read it a third time. Perhaps the appeal is that my parents lived in this era and I felt a strong connection to them and all they went through in World War II. My mother was a nurse from Canada who nursed injured sailors in 1942 when a German sub came into the harbor in Costa Rica and bombed one of our ships. My father was in the U.S. Army and was stationed in the Canal Zone. While he didn't see enemy action, his job guarding the Panama Canal was a vitally important mission keeping the main access between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans out of enemy hands. My Uncle Inglis from Canada was in the Battle of the Bulge in Europe and was shot and severely injured by German troops while on patrol. My parents' generation deserves to be called "the greatest," and this book took me into their world.
The author, Lionel Shapiro, was a Canadian war correspondent for the Montreal Gazette and landed with the Allied forces in Sicily and Salerno, and with the Canadian Army at Juno Beach on D-Day. I'm sure he must have been in London in the years leading up to D-Day, and also in Africa, because the entire book is written by someone who obviously experienced these harrowing years. The book was made into a movie called "D-Day, the Sixth of June."
As I read the love story around which this book is centered, I imagined my parents and the many other young couples who plunged into romances never knowing if they would see each other again. However, I was most absorbed in the telling of this war novel in the descriptions of London, of Africa, of the troops converging on London, of Operation Overlord and of the stories of young people who never made it home again, but saved the world from one of its darkest hours. This year, 2014, was the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the "beginning of the end" of World War II.
Reading a third time in honor of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the beginning of the end of WWII, and in memory of the Greatest Generation and all those who fought, endured and died to protect our freedoms.
June 6, 2014, the 70th anniversary of D-Day:
I loved this book and will one day read it a third time. Perhaps the appeal is that my parents lived in this era and I felt a strong connection to them and all they went through in World War II. My mother was a nurse from Canada who nursed injured sailors in 1942 when a German sub came into the harbor in Costa Rica and bombed one of our ships. My father was in the U.S. Army and was stationed in the Canal Zone. While he didn't see enemy action, his job guarding the Panama Canal was a vitally important mission keeping the main access between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans out of enemy hands. My Uncle Inglis from Canada was in the Battle of the Bulge in Europe and was shot and severely injured by German troops while on patrol. My parents' generation deserves to be called "the greatest," and this book took me into their world.
The author, Lionel Shapiro, was a Canadian war correspondent for the Montreal Gazette and landed with the Allied forces in Sicily and Salerno, and with the Canadian Army at Juno Beach on D-Day. I'm sure he must have been in London in the years leading up to D-Day, and also in Africa, because the entire book is written by someone who obviously experienced these harrowing years. The book was made into a movie called "D-Day, the Sixth of June."
As I read the love story around which this book is centered, I imagined my parents and the many other young couples who plunged into romances never knowing if they would see each other again. However, I was most absorbed in the telling of this war novel in the descriptions of London, of Africa, of the troops converging on London, of Operation Overlord and of the stories of young people who never made it home again, but saved the world from one of its darkest hours. This year, 2014, was the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the "beginning of the end" of World War II.
November 20, 2020
The Sixth of June is as famous a date in our country's history as 9/11, December 7, 1941, and July 4, 1776. This book was written in 1955 which was just over ten years after the famous D-Day of June 6.
Although I have read a number of books regarding D-Day, another one interested me. The story involves a romance which was main part - unfortunately for me- of the story. An American newspaper heir/serviceman, Brad Parker, goes to London in 1943 in a more protected clerical type position. He was married in Connecticut to the most beautiful woman he had ever met and loved. Yet, in London, he meets another beautiful woman he had ever met and loved, who herself was in a committed relationship with John Wynter. I could have done without the romance part - keeping in mind the 1955 publication date - but it consumed most of the story.
Luckily towards the end of the book, towards June 6, 1944, some action, in spurts occurs. A description of Special Force 6's movements, led by John Wynter, and one of the four company's led by Brad Parker was provided in detail. The End.
I could have enjoyed more of the description of June 6, and less of the American-British relationship, but the book was still a decent story.
Although I have read a number of books regarding D-Day, another one interested me. The story involves a romance which was main part - unfortunately for me- of the story. An American newspaper heir/serviceman, Brad Parker, goes to London in 1943 in a more protected clerical type position. He was married in Connecticut to the most beautiful woman he had ever met and loved. Yet, in London, he meets another beautiful woman he had ever met and loved, who herself was in a committed relationship with John Wynter. I could have done without the romance part - keeping in mind the 1955 publication date - but it consumed most of the story.
Luckily towards the end of the book, towards June 6, 1944, some action, in spurts occurs. A description of Special Force 6's movements, led by John Wynter, and one of the four company's led by Brad Parker was provided in detail. The End.
I could have enjoyed more of the description of June 6, and less of the American-British relationship, but the book was still a decent story.
November 14, 2011
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July 7, 2022
Nice book for summer reading. Shapiro's narrative is at times weak, especially early on, but his dialogue is quite good. The book was let down by its editor, as Shapiro clearly has some favorite words ("crisp" comes to mind) that a better editor would have penciled out.
Sure it's 1950s melodrama, but it's good 1950s melodrama. Recommended.
Sure it's 1950s melodrama, but it's good 1950s melodrama. Recommended.
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