The Steel Wave: A Novel of World War II
- ISBN-10
- 0345461398
- ISBN-13
- 9780345461391
- Series
- The Steel Wave
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 533
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- World War II
- Author
- Jeff Shaara
Description
Traces the causes and progression of D-Day as seen through the eyes of the men who played a role in its execution, including General Dwight Eisenhower, General George Patton, Sergeant Jesse Adams, and Private Tom Thorne.
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- 2008
- 793 pages
- Paperback
- Random House Large Print Publishing
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