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Cornelius Ryan (5 June 1920 – 23 November 1974) was an Irish journalist and author known mainly for writing popular military history.He was especially known for his histories of World War II events: The Longest Day: 6 June 1944 D-Day (1959), The Last Battle (1966), and A Bridge Too Far (1974).
The Longest Day is a 1959 book by Cornelius Ryan telling the story of D-Day, the first day of the World War II invasion of Normandy.It details the coup de main operation by gliderborne troops, which captured the Caen canal and Orne river bridges (Pegasus Bridge and Horsa Bridge) before the main assault on the Normandy beaches.
For example, À la recherche du temps perdu by Marcel Proust and Artamène by Madeleine de Scudéry (and/or) Georges de Scudéry, both titles which span over several volumes, are regarded by some sources as the longest novels ever written. [8] Single-volume books with page counts exceeding 2,000 pages exist for a plethora of different reasons.
The Longest Day is a "monster game" (one having more than 1000 counters) for 2–8 players (or two teams) that covers the Allied Operation Overlord from the Normandy invasion on 6 June 1944, to the Battle of the Falaise Gap in August 1944.
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The Longest Day, a 1980 wargame by Avalon Hill "The Longest Day" (Land of the Lost), an episode of the 1974 series Land of the Lost; Longest Day, a 1998 novel by Michael Collier set in the Doctor Who universe. "The Longest Day", a song by Iron Maiden from A Matter of Life and Death (2006) The Longest Day, 1984 album by the Del Fuegos
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