The Longest Day (book)
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The Longest Day is a book by Cornelius Ryan published in 1959, telling the story of D-Day, the first day of the World War II invasion of Normandy. The book is not a dry military history, but rather a story about people, and reads at times like a novel.
The book takes its name from a quote by Erwin Rommel: "...the first 24 hours of the invasion will be decisive...the fate of Germany depends on the outcome...for the Allies, as well as Germany, it will be the longest day."
ISBN 0-671-20814-4 (Simon & Schuster 2nd ed.)
The Longest Day is also the name of a 1962 film based on the book, starring Richard Burton.
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