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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.
The Longest Day eventually became the box office hit Fox needed, with $30.5 million [citation needed] in worldwide theatrical rentals on a $7.5 million budget. [1] It was the highest-grossing black-and-white movie at the time. Zanuck's production company (DFZ Productions) received 50% of the profits, and by 1964 had received over $5.8 million. [26]
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).
A D-Day photo. June 6 marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Normandy—the day in 1944 when allied forces from 13 countries stormed five beaches in Normandy, France, marking the beginning of ...
The Longest Day, a 1962 film based on the book of the same name, features "Lord Lovat", played by Peter Lawford. There is some suggestion that the charlatan commando character "Trimmer" in Evelyn Waugh's Sword of Honour trilogy of novels is based on Lovat. [23]
It will be both the shortest day and longest night of 2024. The solstice also marks the start of the Pagan holiday, Yule, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. The holiday is thought to celebrate ...
The longest night happens on the solstice because the hemisphere is in its furthest position from the sun. That occurs each year on Dec. 21 or 22. This year, it falls on Dec. 21 at 4:21 a.m ET ...
The Longest Yarn is an artwork commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Normandy Landings, which took place in 1944. [1] It consists of a number of dioramas created in knitted and crocheted wool. Each diorama represents a scene from the 1962 movie The Longest Day. [1] There are 80 dioramas - echoing the 80 years that have passed since the ...