Product Description
by Dominic Phelan (Author)
A must for any WWII history buff, this short biography is still the only in depth study of A Bridge Too Far and The Longest Day author Cornelius Ryan. Based on interviews with family and friends (including Walter Cronkite) and access to his wartime reportage, Dominic Phelan's book has been mentioned in The Daily Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, History Ireland and Peter Caddick-Adams' monumental new volume 'Sand and Steel: A New History of D-Day'. Stories featured include: Ryan's account of the D-Day invasion; General Patton and his Third Army's crusade across Europe; Ryan's post-war move to America and friendship with President Kennedy; and the origins of three best-selling war books - all written before his untimely death aged just 54.
