Citizen Soldiers

1997 non-fiction book about World War II written by Stephen E. Ambrose
0-684-81525-7 (hardcover)OCLC37201388

Citizen Soldiers: The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany is a non-fiction book about World War II written by Stephen E. Ambrose and published in 1997. It deals with Allied soldiers moving in from the Normandy beaches, and through Europe (between June 7, 1944, and May 7, 1945). In addition to telling short stories of countless soldiers experiencing the war, the author also explains the events before telling the stories. He interviewed dozens of soldiers in the making of the book.

The book picks up where his previous book describing the preparations and execution of the Normandy Landings, D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II, left off.

Reception

The book was well received and became a New York Times best seller. Notable figures such as Colin Powell have praised the book. The Wall Street Journal has also credited the book.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Editorial Reviews". Barnes & Noble. Archived from the original on 2009-02-23. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
  2. ^ Lehman, John. "Ambrose, Stephen E. - Citizen Soldiers". Antiqbook. Retrieved 2008-09-25.

External links

  • Washington Journal interview with Ambrose on Citizen Soldiers, November 12, 1997, C-SPAN
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Works
  • Halleck: Lincoln's Chief of Staff (1962)
  • Upton and the Army (1964)
  • Duty, Honor, Country: A History of West Point (1966)
  • Eisenhower and Berlin, 1945: The Decision to Halt at the Elbe (1967)
  • The Supreme Commander: the War Years of General Dwight D. Eisenhower (1970)
  • Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors (1975)
  • Ike's Spies: Eisenhower and the Espionage Establishment (1981)
  • Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944 (1985)
  • Nixon: The Education of a Politician, 1913-1962 (1987)
  • Eisenhower: Soldier and President (1990)
  • Nixon: The Triumph of a Politician, 1962-1972 (1990)
  • Nixon: Ruin and Recovery, 1973-1990 (1991)
  • Band of Brothers, E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne: From Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest (1992)
  • D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II (1994)
  • Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West (1996)
  • Citizen Soldiers: The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany, June 7, 1944 - May 7, 1945 (1997)
  • Americans at War (1997)
  • The Victors: Eisenhower and his Boys - The Men of World War II (1998)
  • Comrades: Brothers, Fathers, Heroes, Sons, Pals (1999)
  • Nothing Like it in the World: The Men who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863-1869 (2000)
  • The Wild Blue, The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944–45 (2001)
  • To America: Personal Reflections of an Historian (2002)
  • This Vast Land (2003)