D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy, 1944 [The Young Readers Adaptation] by Rick Atkinson

D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy, 1944 [The Young Readers Adaptation] Reviews

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  Grady

  I read this book for my class' 'One Pager.' I thought it was a great book! The vocabulary used was complex, and showed the author put a lot of thought into his writing. The author helps the reader really understand the book and what happened. I had heard about D-Day before, but I really didn't know much about it. So when I found this book, I thought it could really help me on learning more about World War Two. The book was very descriptive, and I could see what it was like on that June day. I do think their could have been some ways to make it easier for a young reader to understand. Overall, though, this is a great read.
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  Jose

  This book is really good if you want to know more about world war II. This books mostly talks about D-Day. It talks about the weapons, strategies, soldiers and etc.
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  Amy

  Wow! Kids will eat this up. Great adaptation of the adult title and a gripping and exciting read.
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  Cindy Mitchell *Kiss the Book*

  Atkinson, Rick D-Day The Invasion of Normandy, 1944, 202 pages. NON FICTION, Henry Holt and Company, LLC, 2014. Language: R (19 swears 15 ‘f’) Mature Content: PG13 (smoking, drinking, one reference to “naked” ) Violence: R (Graphic war descriptions and pictures)
  
  General Eisenhower has made the decision to attack Normandy Beach in France. With his allies Britain and Canada, he decides to plan out an attack. They decide to split the beach up into five parts, Juno, Gold, Sword, Utah, and Omaha, sending troops to each of the five beaches. They also decide to send in airborne divisions from the south side of the beach. A couple of hours into the fight it is not looking good, the airborne divisions and paratroopers had not succeeded and the ground troops were getting blown to pieces with artillery. If they lose this battle then they lose the whole war.
  
  I really liked the description the author is able to provide about the planning of the invasion, what was going through the minds of the generals, and what things the generals consider. I did not like how many pages the author reserved for the air attack. A lot of the invasion section was focused on air and I did not really enjoy that. I would have rather had it be more about the ground troops.
  
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  Donald Scoby

  * * * IMO -- DO NOT USE THIS BOOK * * *
  
  I plowed through the Atkinson book seeking information toward my own research/writing. My topic is very specific and unique; I was working on a time-crunch, so I looked-up and read everything relative from the index. Ultimately, this book didn't speak to my narrow focus. Okay, not the book that helps me -- but that's not why I came away with a low opinion.
  
  In researching my topic I have drawn from assorted recognized books/authors, movies, bona fide first-hand interviews, military documents, etc. During this I have found D-day history consistencies, inconsistencies, mistakes, apparent misunderstandings, embellishments, and important details/information that have been flat-out skipped.
  
  My experience with Atkinson's book was akin to random sampling. Based on this 'sampling' and by contrast to the knowledge-base I have built from these other materials, it is my opinion that this book glosses over details and frequently presents (what should be) facts with gross mistakes. If there are as many issues found just in my 'sampling', then how dependable is the rest of the book?!?
  
  History needs to be kept accurate; it is my opinion that this book contributes to skewing Normandy Invasion facts. I suggest considering the use of other D-day history materials readily available and absolutely avoiding this Atkinson book. I would prefer to see this book given a major overhaul, stringently corrected, and re-released.
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  Christian

  I read D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy by Rick Atkinson. This book has a lexile range of 1230 for 9th grader. It is about the plan of how D-Day was going to go down and how it was executed. It tells about all the beaches like Juno,Omaha,Sword etc. It was a really bloody battle all around.
  This book took place near and in Normandy. It was a battle in which the allies where trying to take over the German hard point. They essentially needed this to have any chance at winning the war. It gets much more tense during the invasion of Omaha beach. There was a point where field marshal Bernard Montgomery and General George S. Patton Jr. got into a verbal confrontation on when the operation should start.
  I personally loved this book. If you love history or war you will probably love this book as well. It does get confusing in the planning area of the book but it smooths itself out. It does have some very sophisticated words that some may not know. I personally loved when they talked about how they were going to carry out the mission. This is a non-fiction book so if you are easily bored by reading facts then this book may not be for you.
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  Steve Scott

  A good book for young readers,but with one caveat: Not too young. The vocabulary used occasionally outpaces that of a typical middle school kid, and there are depictions of graphic violence that some parents might take exception to.
  
  At one point Atkinson describes a soldier’s rather gory death—a sergeant has his shoulder blown off, exposing his beating heart that pumped until he bled out. Atkinson mentioned the soldier by name, which I question. Relatives who knew the man might still survive. He did this as well in his Pulitzer winning “An Army At Dawn”, describing how an officer—who he named—was decapitated by an enemy shell.
  
  But for all that, this was a good book. The audiobook was narrated well and there was a brief interview with Atkinson at the end. Atkinson’s superior prose didn’t shine in this one, probably because of his adapting it to a younger audience, but it was nevertheless solid.
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  Viva

  I'm not really sure why this is a young reader's book as it seems to be quite detailed and doesn't skimp on information. I didn't like the format of this book. I tried to start from the beginning but it's all pretty much info at the beginning and in the end I just started with the narratives. This book is just ok for me. I couldn't really get into it and I think there are better D-Day books out there at this level.
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  Danny

  Listened to the audiobook. Finished whole thing in a 5 hr road trip. Reader did a great job in using voice variations when speaking in 1st person for some of the various real-life personalities of this heroic, yet horrible event from Eisenhower to less known soldiers from all sides.
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  Trent

  Good book to get a run through of the events of D-Day. It's a quick read with enough detail to understand the efforts and dedication of those involved. Now on to the more detailed books on the topic...
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  Mel

  A solid, expedited overview of D Day by noted historian, Rick Atkinson.
  Obviously so much had to be omitted.
  The narrator was subpar, his accents of German and British military officials were terrible.
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  Megan

  it is a great history book you should read it
  
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  Prithyu

  A very Informational text. Gave a sound description of what occurred on June 6, 1944.
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  Kian Moe

  It's good... I REALLY like the descriptions, very in depth! ...and I just finnished... great Accuracy!
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  Dom

  This was a great book to read it was factual, had real pictures & was just interesting if you like war or historical books I would recommend this book to anyone.
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  Dave Pearson

  Even for a pretty short book I was bored half the time. Not what I was hoping for.
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  Mindy Taylor

  War War 2 History. 60 million died 😢
  People rising above themselves.
  Young Men and women asked to do things they couldn't imagined. Risked there life and gave there life.