Booknotes

D-Day: June 6, 1944

Professor Stephen Ambrose, the author of several books including three authorized biographies of former President Dwight Eisenhower, spoke a… read more

Professor Stephen Ambrose, the author of several books including three authorized biographies of former President Dwight Eisenhower, spoke about his most recent book D-Day: June 6, 1944.

In the book, Mr. Ambrose tells the history of the invasion of Normandy. He used 14,000 interviews with veteran sailors, infantrymen, and paratroopers in an attempt to tell the story from both sides of the Atlantic. The interview was broadcast the night before the 50th anniversary of D-Day. close

Report Video Issue

People in this video

Books

  • Your purchase helps support C-SPAN

    Click here to learn how

    C-SPAN.org offers links to books featured on the C-SPAN networks to make it simpler for viewers to purchase them. C-SPAN has agreements with retailers that share a small percentage of your purchase price with our network. For example, as an Amazon Associate, C-SPAN earns money from your qualifying purchases. However, C-SPAN only receives this revenue if your book purchase is made using the links on this page.

    Any revenue realized from this program goes into a general account to help fund C-SPAN operations.

    Please note that questions regarding fulfillment, customer service, privacy policies, or issues relating to your book orders should be directed to the Webmaster or administrator of the specific bookseller's site and are their sole responsibility.

Hosting Organization

Series

More information about

D-Day: June 6, 1944

7,855 Views
Program ID:
57267-1
Category:
Booknotes
Format:
Booknotes
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Jun 05, 1994 | 8:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
Jun 06, 2009 | 5:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • Jun 05, 1994 | 8:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Jun 05, 1994 | 11:02pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Jun 06, 1994 | 3:11am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jun 06, 1994 | 6:58am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • May 31, 1999 | 11:31am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jun 01, 1999 | 12:51am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Sep 24, 2001 | 10:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Sep 27, 2001 | 10:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Sep 28, 2001 | 5:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Sep 29, 2001 | 10:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Sep 30, 2001 | 5:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Oct 13, 2002 | 11:00am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jun 05, 2004 | 7:02pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jun 06, 2004 | 11:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 27, 2008 | 11:57pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 28, 2008 | 5:18am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jun 03, 2008 | 8:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jun 04, 2008 | 8:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 07, 2008 | 8:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 08, 2008 | 1:02am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jun 06, 2009 | 5:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Purchase a Download

D-Day: June 6, 1944

  • MP3 audio - Standard
    Price:
    $0.99

User Created Clips from This Video