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1	The Longest Day: June 6, 1944 by Cornelius Ryan 4.34 avg rating — 26,385 ratings score: 2,381, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches by Stephen E. Ambrose 4.32 avg rating — 31,740 ratings score: 1,768, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	D-Day: The Battle for Normandy by Antony Beevor 4.18 avg rating — 12,422 ratings score: 974, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy by Max Hastings 4.17 avg rating — 5,999 ratings score: 925, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #3) by Rick Atkinson 4.48 avg rating — 11,067 ratings score: 883, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Dead and Those About to Die: D-Day: The Big Red One at Omaha Beach by John C. McManus 4.22 avg rating — 1,775 ratings score: 852, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Omaha Beach: D-Day, June 6, 1944 by Joseph Balkoski (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 777 ratings score: 735, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Beyond the Beachhead: The 29th Division in Normandy by Joseph Balkoski (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 252 ratings score: 708, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Spearheading D-Day: American Special Units, 6 June, 1944 by Jonathan Gawne (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 551, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Six Armies in Normandy: From D-Day to the Liberation of Paris; June 6 - Aug. 5, 1944 by John Keegan 4.06 avg rating — 3,113 ratings score: 539, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Decision in Normandy by Carlo D'Este 4.05 avg rating — 892 ratings score: 507, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Normandy Crucible: The Decisive Battle that Shaped World War II in Europe by John Prados 3.81 avg rating — 109 ratings score: 503, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Currahee!: A Screaming Eagle at Normandy by Donald R. Burgett 4.21 avg rating — 2,673 ratings score: 503, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies by Ben Macintyre 3.99 avg rating — 14,149 ratings score: 487, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Utah Beach: The Amphibious Landing and Airborne Operations on D-Day, June 6, 1944 by Joseph Balkoski (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 403 ratings score: 350, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Americans at D-Day: The American Experience at the Normandy Invasion by John C. McManus 4.25 avg rating — 397 ratings score: 346, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Invasion! They're Coming!: The German Account of the D-Day Landings and the 80 Days Battle for France by Paul Carell 3.82 avg rating — 212 ratings score: 341, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Parachute Infantry: An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich by David Kenyon Webster 4.13 avg rating — 3,286 ratings score: 318, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Pegasus Bridge by Stephen E. Ambrose 4.16 avg rating — 11,360 ratings score: 273, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	D-Day the Invasion of Europe by Al Hine 4.11 avg rating — 179 ratings score: 266, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Fighting First: The Untold Story Of The Big Red One on D-Day by Flint Whitlock 4.08 avg rating — 132 ratings score: 261, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Americans in Brittany 1944: The Battle for Brest by Jonathan Gawne (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 257, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	From Beachhead to Brittany: The 29th Infantry Division at Brest, August-September 1944 by Joseph Balkoski (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 62 ratings score: 256, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Night Drop: The American Airborne Invasion of Normandy by S.L.A. Marshall 3.89 avg rating — 81 ratings score: 253, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Bodyguard of Lies: The Extraordinary True Story Behind D-Day by Anthony Cave Brown 4.36 avg rating — 476 ratings score: 251, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Story of D-Day: June 6, 1944 (Landmark Books, #62) by Bruce Bliven Jr. 3.81 avg rating — 180 ratings score: 250, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	If You Survive: From Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge to the End of World War II, One American Officer's Riveting True Story by George Wilson 4.24 avg rating — 3,977 ratings score: 235, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	They Fight With Cameras: Walter Rosenblum in World War II from D-Day to Dachau by Manuela Fugenzi really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 174, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Forgotten: The Untold Story of D-Day's Black Heroes, at Home and at War by Linda Hervieux (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 663 ratings score: 173, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Voices of Valor: D-Day, June 6, 1944 (Includes 2 Audio CD's) by Douglas Brinkley 4.09 avg rating — 74 ratings score: 170, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	D-Day and the Invasion of Normandy by Anthony Kemp 3.80 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 170, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	By Tank into Normandy: A Memoir of the Campaign in North-West Europe from D-Day to Ve Day by Stuart Hills 4.24 avg rating — 606 ratings score: 169, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Operation Jedburgh: D-Day and America's First Shadow War by Colin Beavan (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 172 ratings score: 169, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Normandy: A Graphic History of D-Day, The Allied Invasion of Hitler's Fortress Europe by Wayne Vansant (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 289 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Rudder's Rangers by Ronald L. Lane really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 167, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Boys of Pointe du Hoc: Ronald Reagan, D-Day, and the U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion by Douglas Brinkley 3.77 avg rating — 551 ratings score: 167, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	A Navy Soldier on Omaha Beach by Alan Dube really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 166, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	D-Day in Photographs by Andrew Whitmarsh really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 166, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Return to D-Day: 35 Men, 70 Landings at Normandy by The Greatest Generations Foundation 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 166, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Forgotten Voices of D-Day: A Powerful New History of the Normandy Landings in the Words of Those Who Were There by Roderick Bailey 4.38 avg rating — 236 ratings score: 166, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	D-Day Deception (Stackpole Military History Series) by Mary Kathryn Barbier 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 166, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Omaha Beach and Beyond: The Long March of Sergeant Bob Slaughter by John Robert Slaughter 4.27 avg rating — 221 ratings score: 165, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Omaha Beach on D-Day: June 6, 1944 with One of the World's Iconic Photographers by Jean-David Morvan 4.13 avg rating — 132 ratings score: 165, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Agent Garbo: The Brilliant, Eccentric Secret Agent Who Tricked Hitler and Saved D-day by Stephan Talty (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 1,849 ratings score: 162, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The D-Day Atlas: Anatomy of the Normandy Campaign by Charles Messenger 4.22 avg rating — 54 ratings score: 160, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Normandy: From D-Day to the Breakout: June 6 – July 31, 1944 by Dominique François 3.81 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 160, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Day of Destiny: The Photographs of D-Day by William S Butler 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 160, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Ten Days to D-Day: Citizens and Soldiers on the Eve of the Invasion by David Stafford 3.88 avg rating — 179 ratings score: 148, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	D-Day Illustrated Edition: June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II by Stephen E. Ambrose 4.32 avg rating — 31,740 ratings score: 129, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Forecast for D-day: And the Weatherman behind Ike’s Greatest Gamble by John Ross really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 127, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	To the Fire of Normandy and Beyond: Behind Enemy Lines during World War II by Frank Kozol 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 120, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Carentan Causeway: Normandy 1944 by Arve Robert Pisani (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 118, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Night Drop: The American Airborne Invasion of Normandy by S.L.A. Marshall 3.89 avg rating — 81 ratings score: 116, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Triumph in the West: A History of the War Years Based on the Diaries of Field-Marshal Lord Alanbrooke, Chief of the Imperial General Staff by Arthur Bryant 3.92 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 109, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Turn of the Tide by Arthur Bryant 4.34 avg rating — 62 ratings score: 107, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Americans on D-Day: A Photographic History of the Normandy Invasion by Martin K.A. Morgan 4.24 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	D-Day Operations Manual: 'Neptune', 'Overlord' and the Battle of Normandy - 75th Anniversary Edition: Insights into how science, technology and engineering made the Normandy invasion possible by Jonathan Falconer 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Sand & Steel: The D-Day Invasions and the Liberation of France by Peter Caddick-Adams (Goodreads Author) 4.61 avg rating — 440 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day by Garrett M. Graff (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 3,711 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Neptune: Allied Invasion of Europe and the D-Day Landings by Craig L. Symonds 4.41 avg rating — 537 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Penguin atlas of D-Day and the Normandy campaign by John Man 3.59 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	D-Day: The Battle for Normandy by Antony Beevor 4.18 avg rating — 12,422 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II by Sarah Rose (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 6,618 ratings score: 51, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars