A dramatic, moving masterpiece, a living memorial to the men who died, and as suspenseful as the most gripping mystery story.”

Classic.”

When you read The Longest Day you will know why I chose, despite great difficulties, to turn this story of heroism, tragedy, and humor into a motion picture.”

If you have read all the accounts of D-day or none of them, if you were in the fighting or on the sidelines, you will be spellbound, as I was, by this magnificent retelling of a glorious and tragic story.”

Fifty years from now, the history of D-day, I am sure, will lean heavily on this book.”

Besides being a solid history of the event, this is also a portrait of the people who lived it. One of the best books on the subject, this is essential for all academic and public libraries.”