Stephen Ambrose, a military historian famous most recently for his assistance to Stephen Spielberg and Tom Hanks in the making of HBO's Band of Brothers utilizes oral histories from over 1400 sources in this book. His sources come from the United States, Canada, Britain, France and even Germany. His information is so thorough that he even lists information about the various military divisions from each country, types of weapons used, particular biographies of numerous soldiers and …showed first 75 words of 638 total…

…showed last 75 words of 638 total…the next, waiting for the gret, extraordinary one." Another woman from the States , Mrs. Randolph Edwards of Norfolk, Virginia named her daughter Dee Day Edwards when she heard the news of the invasion on June 6, 1944. I feel this book is a remarkable piece of work. Considering the research began in 1964, Ambrose's extreme dedication is apparent. I also wonder if Ambrose's interest in the survivors of World War II might have been somewhat therapeutic to them.