A Critique of 'D-Day June 6,1944: The Climatic battle of WWII' The book D-Day June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II was written by Stephen E. Ambrose, and published by Simon & Schuester in New York. This book begins with a prologue that is followed by 32 chapters, a glossary, endnotes, a bibliography, an appendix, and an index. The first ten chapters give the events that lead up to D-Day, it discusses a variety of topics ranging …showed first 75 words of 1888 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1888 total…The use of stories from survivors of the landings helped to make some of the more tedious reading at the beginning easier to read. It also provided a more believable account of the events on the beaches. It was a pleasure to read an sometimes even humorous despite the solemnity of the subject. I would personally recommend this book to anybody, but especially those who find it difficult to get interested in learning about history.