Book Description
You're going to Paris? And taking the kids? No problem - Paris with Kids offers a pro's insider tips for reconciling the adult, romantic side of Paris with the city's kid-friendly, adventurous aspects. The author presents a wealth of advice on how to plan a family visit to Paris, and how to have a blast while you're there. It shows how to enliven the tourist experience of Paris for youngsters: sending them searching for gargoyles, tracing the Secret of the Sorcerer's Stone in the Marais, and of course stopping by EuroDisney and the Eiffel Tower. There are countless anecdotes relating the people, events, and legends that make up the story of Paris.
Paris With Kids also features kid-tested recommendations for family-friendly hotels and restaurants, both in Paris and on day-trips outside the city. We include where to shop with kids for food, clothing, toys, English-language books, and other souvenirs; we offer our favorite playgrounds, green spaces, and amusement parks, suggestions for sports activities, and where to see magic shows, ride in a hot-air balloon, find kids' gourmet cooking classes, and how to make museums fun and enjoyable for the little ones.
Customer Reviews:
Head and shoulders above the rest.......2007-09-22
We have several different guides for seeing Paris with kids but this one takes the cake. What we've particularly enjoyed are the suggestions of other sights within a vicinity that make it easy to plan a day or an afternoon. We definitely would have missed some of these smaller sights -- such as the shopping passages along the Grand Boulevards and the bird market on Ile de la Cite -- that our kids truly enjoyed. Gwinner offers sensible and imaginative advice that make sightseeing with kids a pleasure.
A Great Travel Guide Period.......2006-05-01
This is an excellent travel guide that happens to focus on things that are especially appealing when you are traveling with kids. The descriptions of the sites around town are interesting and well done. Even though this edition is a few years old, the restaurant and hotel recommendations were still extremely helpful in the spring of 2006. It was especially nice to have recommendations for places that mainly drew Parisians in areas that had heavy tourist traffic. This enabled my son and I to really experience Paris rather than just be exposed to other tourists. I looked at some other traveling with kids books and even bought the Cadogan guide but this one was head and shoulders above the rest. If you are bringing your child or children to Paris, I would suggest combining this with a guide that includes good maps of the city such as the Moon Metro Paris.
OK, but there are better ones out there........2006-04-09
No maps, no discussion of Disney paris, A must for children in Paris. A better one is by Truszkowski, which has great color pics and maps and better info.
Terrific planning -- and touring -- guide.......2004-10-28
Highly useful -- before getting to Paris and while there -- plus a fun read. My 11-year-old read most of book and found unique spots she wanted to visit -- like the pet shops near Pont Neuf. We enjoyed reading the boxed "Fun Facts" as we visited sites. Good entry-level history to France (for example, there's a 1-paragraph summary of "Who was Napoleon" tied to the description of Les Invalides). Filled with great tips on getting around Paris and highlights for different age kids.
Fascinating Fun! Buy it, pack it and go!.......2004-04-21
Our family is similar to the authors: Franco-American, two kids (also boys) and a love of Paris. We thought we knew everything there was to know about Paris with kids, but this book taught us a wealth of new material, revealing an entire "new" city. If it could teach these old Paris hands a thing or two, just think what families new to Paris will learn. This book has a great mix of facts, fun, frivolity and fascination scattered throughout its pages, and is all you really need for a well-rounded trip to the City of Light. Buy it, pack it, and go!
Book Description
In art as in music, literature, philosophy, and political economy, the nineteenth century was a period of questioning, experimentation, discovery, and modernization. From Goya to Blake, from David to Delacroix, from Courbet to Cézanne, artists explored the links between perception and history, and in so doing challenged the prevailing definitions of art and the existing order of society. First published in 1994, this innovative and ground-breaking survey details the development of a critical perspective in nineteenth-century painting and sculpture. For the revised edition, a new introduction by Stephen Eisenman provides a cogent overview of the century, its issues, and its art. Three completely new chapters have been added, which discuss photography and its crucial role in nineteenth-century art; American and German landscape painting and its effect on the growth of romantic nationalism in each country; and Toulouse-Lautrec, whose popular appeal consists both in his work's novel technique and medium and in its exotic sexual perspectives. Nineteenth Century Art embraces many aspects of the "new" art history—attention to issues of class and gender, racism, and Eurocentrism—but it also emphasizes the remarkable vitality and subversiveness of the era's best art. Indeed, nineteenth-century artists addressed many of the aesthetic, political, and moral issues that preoccupy audiences and historians today, such as the relationship between popular and elite culture, and the representation of women and non-European peoples in Western art. This rich and diverse volume demonstrates that nineteenth-century art remains compelling today because its critical insights have rarely been surpassed. It will prove of interest not only to the specialist, but to anyone fascinated by the art, history, and culture of the era. 428 illustrations, 63 in color.
Customer Reviews:
Impressed .......2007-09-08
As this is a textbook for a course I'm taking, I was pleasantly surprised to find a copy well !!! below the current bookstore price and delighted when the book arrived extraordinarily promptly.
Skip it........2005-12-28
I too had this book for a college 19th century art course. Most of the movements were not new to me and I dearly love most art of the period. But for anyone new to it this will be an incredibly boring read, too much bogged down in marxism and political correctness. Eisenman; a self-professed "Marxist-Art Historian" seems unable to speak of any movement without making it into classs warfare or accusing artists of being sexist or rascist, while completely ingnoring the historical context. As with many art history surveys Eisenman also suffers the delusion that there is something inherently wrong with academic art and that the only worthwhile art of the 19th century was made in France.
Academic overview of nineteenth century art.......2004-12-08
This is a text based overview of art in the 1800's. It has a text to picture ratio similar to that in Art by Hartt. It has a similar (but obviously more specific) audience. Reproductions are high quality. Most are black and white - maybe 20 percent color. Here the color plates are mixed throughout the book, instead of all together in one color section. So all the thematically similar pictures are grouped together with the information about them. Read through the chapter titles and if you like several of the artists in question then this may be a good book to have reproductions of their work.
Outline of Nineteenth Century Art:
Classicism and Romanticism
Patriotism and Virtue: David to the Young Ingres
Classicism in Crisis: Gross to Delacroix
The Tensions of Enlightenment: Goya
Visionary History Painting: Blake and His Contemporaries
Nature Historicized: Constable, Turner, and Romantic Landscape Painting
New World Frontiers
Old World, New World: The Encounter of Cultures on the American Frontier
Black and White in America
Realism and Naturalism
The Generation of 1830 and the Crisis in the Public Sphere
The Rhetoric of Realism: Courbet and the Origin of the Avant-Garde
The Decline of History Painting: Germany, Italy, and France
Modern Art and Life
Manet and the Impressionists
Issues of Gender in Cassatt and Eakins
Mass Culture and Utopia: Seurat and Neoimpressionism
Abstraction and Populism: Van Gough
Symbolism and the Dialectics of Retreat
The Failure and Success of Cezanne
chronology, bibliography, list of illustrations and index
This is a good book for university libraries. Because realistic art styles have traditionally been overlooked in favor of more abstract styles, there is a gap in history books that cover art. This is a good detailed overview of overlooked art. The sections on American art particularly valuable in filling a potential gap. American art in this time period had a documentary function. (European art had more of an idealized function as from Ruskin or acted more in the traditional way as a status symbol. Also European movements such as Pre-Raphealitism have recently become popular and widely available, so this is not such a big gap.) Having coverage of American art from this time period is especially desirable.
I don't think that this is such a good book for individuals to buy, unless you already know what it is. It is written and intended for academic study (so the writing is dense). Look through the book at a book shop or library first.
Shoot me please.......2004-04-20
You know a book is going to be mind numbing when the author praises their book above all others for about 4 pages. I understand that this is a college level book but it didn't need to use so much jargon. The paragraphs are almost impossible to decipher on the first, second, or even third read. The author obviously had to use ambigious language to make himself seem more academic. When explaining the works of Goya they devote an entire chapter to him. Pages upon pages which in reality could have been truncated down to perhaps 3 or 4. The pictures are on one page and the explanation of the pictures can be PAGES away. Making studying extremely difficult. My classmates and I believe that the true answers are in some other book, or perhaps you need a black light to find them. This book is like punishment from God.
Eisenman.......2004-02-29
This is an excellent book with lots of photos and historical details to make everything clear. Eisenman has put together interesting concepts and critiques as well. It may be a difficult read for some people though.
Book Description
Fodor’s
See It Paris is perfect for travelers who want to understand Parisian history and culture before they arrive, and experience the country like a native Parisan while they’re there.
Overflowing with brilliant color photography, this is
the only illustrated guide that provides the practical information that you need while traveling—complete restaurant and hotel reviews with exact prices for lodging and dining (not ranges), plus time-saving tips and how to avoid crowds, exact admission prices to key sights, great photo stops, and special notes on “kid-friendly” attractions throughout.
Hotels
Our detailed reviews represent the best accommodations in Paris, in all price ranges. From five-star luxury hotels to low-budget family-run inns, we’ll tell you what to expect in terms of price and quality through extensive coverage of hotels and their surrounding neighborhoods, exact prices of double-occupancy rooms (including breakfast), plus pictures of hotel facilities and guestrooms.
Restaurants
If you want to experience the best that Paris has to offer, pay particular attention to our
outstanding restaurant coverage that will help you choose from the 5,000 local eateries that cater to every budget and dining experience. From informal bistros, to restaurants where you can splurge on a romantic, candlelit dinner—you’ll find it in See It Paris. Each review covers
house signature dishes,
ambiance,
actual prices for a two-course lunch and a three-course dinner
(for two people), hours of operation, and what transportation will get you there.
The Sights
Whether you want to gaze at the Eiffel Tower at sunset, buy local art from the vendors at Montmartre, or shop the French fashions, See It Paris will take you there. Accessibly written to help you navigate throughout the country without missing a thing, each attraction includes exact admission prices, what galleries and museums not to miss, and where to stop for quick bites and refreshing drinks along the way. Sights are also rated for their
“value”,
“walkability”,
“historic and cultural interest”, plus we suggest fantastic
“photo stops” and entertaining and age-appropriate
“kid-friendly” attractions throughout the book.
What to Do?
Our
shopping walks will lead you to cutting-edge fashions to fit all budgets, from hip streetwear to haute couture. But, Paris has much more to offer than just sight-seeing and shopping. Fodor’s See It Paris provides insider information on
classical, theatrical, and cinematic performances,
Paris’ music scene,
nightlife, spectator and activity sports, and festivals and events.
Atlas and Maps
Detailed neighborhood maps are incorporated throughout the book to help you navigate on historic walks, shopping tours, or to find a restaurant. Plus, a
16-page atlas details each road and path with highlights of important landmarks, parks, metro stations, and car parking areas.
Fodor’s See It™
A brand-new series that
shows you before you go,
guides you while you’re there, and
makes the perfect keepsake on your return.
Customer Reviews:
Just as expected!!.......2007-07-07
I had bought the London guide in this series for a trip last year. I had also bought a new envelope-shaped purse, about an inch and a half across the bottom, that would look small yet would hold a lot -- the guide book fit in it perfectly (along with makeup, cell phone etc.). So as long as you don't have a TINY purse (i.e. handbag), this book is easy to carry along -- no backpack/bookbag required.
I bought the Paris edition hoping it would follow the same format with the same useful information as the London book. It is EXACTLY the same. (A good thing!)
The first few pages tell you helpful tips like how to ride the metro. Then there's a few pages about the history of Paris from the beginning of time to the prest. Then the real guide book begins. It's organized into categories like museums and restaurants, and after listing the must-sees, there is a detailed (street-leve) map showing the area it just talked about. You will definitely need a metro map to get the "big picture" to get around, but in order to plan where you want to go and get an idea of what the City will physically be like, this is THE book to get. It's got all the best points of all of the other guides rolled into one. And yet it's not so "condensed" like some guidebooks that you have to either know where you're going or have read other books in order to really plan your trip. This is one stop shopping for your vacation!! I HIGHLY recommend this series (even above all the other Fodor publications)! (I looked into all the guidebooks for London -- Fodor included -- before chosing this series. This is THE one to get!)
Book Description
This clear and comprehensive history of French society—from the age of the Enlightenment to the present — offers balanced coverage of major political, social, economic, and cultural movements that have shaped France's unique path to modernity. Its straightforward, chronological approach and broad coverage gives readers the necessary background for a thorough exploration of specialized topics. Some of these topics include: the structure of eighteenth-century French society; the Preindustrial economy; successes and failures of the liberal revolution; the revolutionary republic; the Napoleonic years; The Revolution of 1848; the second empire's decade of prosperity and difficulties; the Paris commune and the origins of the third republic; economic depression and political crises; the troubled years of the Fin-de-Siècle; France in the second world war; the road to liberation; May 1968, and France after De Gaulle; and the Mitterrand years. For individuals interested in the links between American and French history—who realize that an understanding of this connection offers important new perspectives for comprehending the world in which we live and the way it evolved.
Book Description
Each book focuses on up to 68 terrific ideas for family days, from museums and puppet theaters to skyscrapers and parks. Written by parents who live in the cities they cover, these books are smart about what kids like--and about what parents need. All the details for planning are included: addresses, phone numbers, admission prices, and age-appropriateness. "Hey, Kids!" info boxes provide fun facts and interesting trivia about the destination, and "Kid-Friendly Eats" features recommend three or four places to grab a bite to eat nearby. Fun to read and easy to use, these handy little guides make it easy to plan an enjoyable, hassle-free day with children in the world's most popular cities. They're perfect idea books for every city parent and grandparent, and indispensable aids for families on vacation.
Customer Reviews:
Good but not great.......2007-02-12
Fodor's gives the basics needed to travel with kids in Paris, but the information about days in operation and opening hours is not always accurate.
Alan Safani
Great ideas; check open days/time on line.......2006-04-02
Just finishing a month in Paris with my 7 year old and used this book daily as a starter for planning our activities. As with any travel book, double check the opening times and days on-line for EVERY place you want to go. Even with the big museums, various exhibits are often closed on certain days even if the museum says they are open. (Ex: Louvre doesn't have enought staff to keep every gallery open every day. Their website tells you what's open when so you don't take your future Egyptologist to the Louvre when most of those rooms are closed.) If you are from the United States, also take with a grain of salt when a commercial venue (not historic monument or museum) is rated as 'great' in this book. As my older boys observed on a visit to Paris with me 13 years ago: Europe does "old" really well and the USA does "new" really well. You don't come to Paris to go to water parks and toy stoys!
Try 60 Great things to do.......2005-10-09
We ordered this book and started to look it over on the plane. Our daughter's first trip to the CITY OF LIGHTS! The attractions are listed in reverse order of interest, we slowly and with great anticipation read #68 Aquaboulevard, then #67 Arc de Triomphe, #66 Arenes de Lutece, #57 Champs-Elysees.......wait, that's not right!!! Attractions 58 through 65 ARE MISSING!!! I guess it didn't matter that the Centre de la Mer wasn't too exciting, since that was #59 in the table of contents, which was NOT INCLUDED our book. #65 Bateaux Parisiens, must have sunk, not there. #64 Bercy Village, we are back from a summer in France and still don't know what that is. #63 Bois de Boulogne, I thought that was the red light district, but apparently there is supposed to be something for kids too, just not included in our book. #61 Catacombes, I visited this once before, I loved it and wanted to take the family, it was closed this summer, no mention of anything like that in our printing. #60 Cathedrale de Notre-Dame-de-Paris, I admit, if you go to Paris and can't find this one on your own then a book isn't going to help any, but still it would have been nice, just for continuity. #58 Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou, I can't imagine what a kid could enjoy about this, maybe if it was included in the book I could tell you, but it wasn't. So if you wan't to do 60 things in Paris, by all means take this book, but if you plan on anything more than that, buy something else.
Not well researched.......2005-10-07
One exaple: After arriving at Versailles with my sleeping daughter in her stroller, we found out no strollers were allowed inside. There were 3 other parents with babies/strollers spending there time outside the palace as well, probably wishing they wouldn't have made the trek.
Nothing was listed to this effect, it said it was a great place for kids. I'm sure it is, but that is a relevant piece of information for parents of small children.
And I thought Paris was a city only for adults!!.......2005-07-25
I had spent a lot of time in Paris in the 1980s and recently went back with my 1 1/2 yr old son. This book was immensely helpful. As other reviewers noted, it highlights areas like Arenes de Lutece and Jardin des Plantes that are less touristy but great for kids. In fact, we met many Parisian families by going to the areas that the Parisians used. In regards to the one negative review, we did buy the 2nd edition (2003) so didn't have any logistical issues...although you should always call ahead in whatever city you may be traveling. As a plus, it's small and easy to travel with. (One minor complaint, we felt that the aquarium wasn't worth the time it took to get there, it is "modest" in size and scope). But the book - Strongly recommend.
Book Description
Don't leave home without this fantastic guide to obscure, out-of-the-way roads that have taken many Alps riders years to discover. Forty-nine unforgettable trips that encompass the entire Alpine region fill this essential guide to passes, natural wonders, and historic landmarks that have made the Alps the destination of thousands of motorcyclists year after year. Packed with advice and travel hints to save you time and money.
Customer Reviews:
motorcycle journeys through the alps and corsica.......2003-12-19
"The bible" of touring Western Europe, by motorcycle, pedal bike or auto. Mr. Hermann has produced " a must own" publication if one is planning a trip through Western Europe and wishes to be part of the history and scenic beauty that captures the essence and beauty that this region has to offer.
A Must Have Guide to the Alps.......2003-08-28
I took a packaged tour of the Alps in 2002. Thank goodness I took this book with me. This book had so much more quality information than the touring company, it was unbelievable! Each night, we would return from some awsome ride (not on the base or recommended route). It became a nightly ritual to review where we went. People, including the tour guide, wanted to know how I knew of these roads, I showed them the book.
Next time, I will just take this book and go, no tour company! I am a heavy rider, 30K miles per year, close to 400K miles ridden.
Outstanding Guide To Motorcycle Heaven!.......2003-02-08
This is an outstanding guide to the best riding roads in the world. I recently took an organized motorcycle tour of the Alps. Good thing I took this book with me, as it quickly became my guide. Others on the tour were wondering how I found all the great roads!! If you are going to tour the Alps, buy this book now! Rates all the passes, with a short recap on each one.
Fantastic!!!.......2002-01-26
I use to go on travel with my motorcycle just one or two times a year. I'm really busy and I haven't too much time to plan these travels so I bought this book thinking it could help me to plan a travel by the Alps. But it was a surprise!!! All the travel was perfectly planned in this book! Hotels, Restaurants, special places, roads, etc. Just a little deception: the pictures are black and white!
Still the best resource for Alps Touring.......2000-11-23
I took John's first edition of this book and a map and rode the Alps and the Dolemites for ten days. We reviewed the routes and stops each morning and evening. This is a great resource if you are traveling in the area. I brought three other books on this topic and left them behind at hotels as the trip progressed, as I realized I did not need any other resources. Use this and an internet translator site (like Babelfish)and you can make your reservations in some of the same hotels that Edelweiss and other formal tour groups use.This new edition expands on the first by adding Corsica and updating the Alps/Dolemite section. It is a great read. John is the recognized authority on this area for those of us that don't speak other languages well, and don't live there.He is also correct in stating that the riding in this region is addictive.
Book Description
"These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc. These are the men who took the cliffs. These are the champions who helped free a continent. These are the heroes who helped end a war." -Ronald Reagan, June 6, 1984, Normandy, France
Acclaimed historian and author of the "New York Times" bestselling Tour of Duty Douglas Brinkley tells the riveting account of the brave U.S. Army Rangers who stormed the coast of Normandy on D-Day and the President, forty years later, who paid them homage.
The importance of Pointe du Hoc to Allied planners like General Dwight Eisenhower cannot be overstated. The heavy U.S. and British warships poised in the English Channel had eighteen targets on their bombardment list for D-Day morning. The 100-foot promontory known as Pointe du Hoc -- where six big German guns were ensconced -- was number one. General Omar Bradley, in fact, called knocking out the Nazi defenses at the Pointe the toughest of any task assigned on June 6, 1944. Under the bulldoggish command of Colonel James E. Rudder of Texas, who is profiled here, these elite forces "Rudder's Rangers" -- took control of the fortified cliff. The liberation of Europe was under way.
Based upon recently released documents from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, the Eisenhower Center, Texas A & M University, and the U.S. Army Military History Institute. The Boys of Pointe du Hoc is the first in-depth, anecdotal remembrance of these fearless Army Rangers. With brilliant deftness, Brinkley moves between two events four decades apart to tell the dual story of the making of Reagan's two uplifting 1984 speeches, considered by many to be among the best orations the Great Communicator ever gave, and the actual heroic event, which was indelibly captured as well in the opening scenes of Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan".
Just as compellingly, Brinkley tells the story of how Lisa Zanatta Henn, the daughter of a D-Day veteran, forged a special friendship with President Reagan that changed public perceptions of World War II veterans forever. Two White House speechwriters -- Peggy Noonan and Tony Dolan -- emerge in the narrative as the master scribes whose ethereal prose helped Reagan become the spokesperson for the entire World War II generation.
Customer Reviews:
Reagan re-disovers the Greatest Generation.......2007-10-11
Douglas Brinkley has written two books in one and both are wonderful.
The first is the inside story of Ronald Reagan's magnificent speech on the cliffs of Normandy in 1984. It was perfect political "theater" that ushered in a glowing fondness for the heroics of the WW2 effort by our "boys." Soon Americans were reading The Greatest Generation, seeing Saving Private Ryan, building a WW2 Memorial in Washington, asking uncles and fathers about their service, and now watching The War.
But Brinkley also weaved in the actual heriocs of the US Army Rangers, under James Rudder, who scaled those cliffs and "helped free a continent."
Great history. Easy read.
"We stand on a lonely windswept point..."
Myth not History.......2006-06-29
Myths are important, but they should not be labeled history. 1. George Washington was not a great guerilla leader; he commanded conventional forces who fought in lines--just like the redcoats. Washington thought militia and irregulars were undisciplined and unable to face regular troops.
2. Ronald Reagan did not begin the nuclear "disarming" of the Soviet Union. Eisenhower and Kennedy tried, but (LBJ?) Nixon and Carter were able to bring the ABM treaty, the SALT treaties and he START treaties to a point where both sides began cutting back their nuclear arsenals. Reagan did have success with theater wrapons in Europe, but the "big nukes" that could end civilization were already being cut back.
This is an interesting book about Reagan and Peggy Noonan, but some of the history cited is WRONG.
Great Communicator.......2006-06-14
I bought this book because I love Ronald Reagan and wanted to know more about these great speeches. This book provides all of the insights, including both of his D-Day speeches in the appendix section. It's interesting to hear how Peggy Noonan put the Pointe du Hoc speech together and the back and forth editing that goes on with presidential speeches. I was most impressed by how the story of Peter Zannata got into the speech. I always wondered how this happened and this book provides the information. It's not a history book about D-Day but focuses on how Ronald Reagan helped to create new interest in today's younger generation in the greatest generation--our WWII heroes. It's very easy to read, too. A very good book.
This book is mistitled.......2006-01-09
The title of this book should actually be "Speech making by Ronald Reagan" because only about 1/4 of the book deals with the battle for Pointe du Hoc. Most of the book champions the speechmaking ability of the former president. The battle description that it does have is pretty dry and lifeless.
Perplexing War Mystery.......2006-01-02
Whether or not it was a silly idea for Brinkley to try to yoke together such disparate events over such a long period of time I leave for others to say. At first I thought it facile, but his writing is so good that I was almost persuaded. But no one can doubt that there is some really interesting material in here.
I never knew, for example, that Peggy Noonan had never even met Reagan, not even to shake his hand, when she began to write his speeches for him. She testifies that she was aware of a feeling in the corridors of the west wing, a feeling of resentment that she, a woman, should have been entrusted with such a potentially important speech.
Brinkley's most controversial thrust remains the finger of J'Accuse he drags in the direction of the late Cornelius Ryan, crack reporter and author of the D-Day classic THE LONGEST DAY. Brinkley accuses Ryan of "botching" the story Reagan and Noonan honed in on, the story of Rudder's Rangers, the men who scaled the cliffs of Pointe de Hoc and somehow found the Nazi's guns, jamming some of them up with plastic explosive, thus disabling the enemy fire for good and supposedly saving thousands of American lives. Ryan, alleges Brinkley, didn't go far enough in his reportage, assuming stupidly that just because the guns were missing from the cliff casemates, they weren't ever an important dangger in the rest of the battle. Well, think about it, Ryan!
Maybe I'm dumb, but does Brinkley ever explain why the Germans actually removed the guns from the casemates and rolled them ll that distance away to sit in the cornfield while they conferred and smoked (thus giving the Rangers time to destroy their workings)? It's one of those mysteries which probably has a simple explanation, but until I know it, i'm going to think that the German officers had an Allied double agent in their midst, hauling the guns out of the place where they might have, indeed probably almost certainly, done some good.
Book Description
80 b/w photographs 8 x 10
In one of the remarkable stories of D-Day, the task of liberating a small but significant German stronghold-Pointe du Hoc-fell to 225 brave souls from the 2nd Ranger Battalion. Led by Lt. Col. James Rudder, the men scaled the 100 foot cliff and fought their way into history.
Volunteers for "the most dangerous mission of that day", they were asked to overcome natural barriers, destroy six huge 155mm guns, cut German communications, set up roadblocks, and hinder enemy reinforcements from reaching the beach areas. The suppression of the guns would literally make a life or death difference to the U.S. troops landing on Omaha and Utah Beaches. After two days of fighting, only 90 of the battalion were left to tell their story.
Customer Reviews:
Another wannabe.......2001-10-10
Another self-promoting individual exploting the kindness of the old-timers. Although the information is interesting, it lacks real scholarship and passion.
A must read for the ETO buff........2001-04-09
Most histories of D-Day include the exploits of the 2nd Rangers lead by their thrice-wounded CO, Lt. Col. James Rudder and their taking of Pointe Du Hoc. The daring heroics involving their scrambling up 100' cliffs on ropes and ladders while under small arms fire is the stuff of legends. On those cliffs the Germans had placed six 155mm guns which could rain fire down upon both Omaha and Utah beach. Gen. Omar Bradley labeled the elimination of these guns by the 2nd Ranger "the most dangerous mission of D-Day". A book giving them a more detailed account and the recognition they deserve is most appropriate.
This account include the birth of the 2nd Rangers, their training, the plans for D-Day and most importantly, their story after their primary mission was accomplished. For the next two days and nights, scattered members of D, E and F companies were subjected to three determined German counterattacks. When the in-land hook-up finally did occur only 90 of the original 225 men were left to command.
The book moves so quickly, it can be read easily in less than a day. Maps are numerous and allow the reader to following the action without effort. Photos of the personnel and the terrain added a much-appreciated dynamic element. This is another book I wish I had read before visiting the Normandy beaches.
For their action on Pointe Du Hoc, the 2nd Ranger Infantry Battalion won a unit citation for "grim determination and extraordinary heroism".
A must read for the ETO buff........2001-04-09
Most histories of D-Day include the exploits of the 2nd Rangers lead by their thrice-wounded CO, Lt. Col. James Rudder and their taking of Pointe Du Hoc. The daring heroics involving their scrambling up 100' cliffs on ropes and ladders while under small arms fire is the stuff of legends. On those cliffs the Germans had placed six 155mm guns which could rain fire down upon both Omaha and Utah beach. Gen. Omar Bradley labeled the elimination of these guns by the 2nd Ranger "the most dangerous mission of D-Day". A book giving them a more detailed account and the recognition they deserve is most appropriate.
This account include the birth of the 2nd Rangers, their training, the plans for D-Day and most importantly, their story after their primary mission was accomplished. For the next two days and nights, scattered members of D, E and F companies were subjected to three determined German counterattacks. When the in-land hook-up finally did occur, only 90 of the original 225 men were left to command.
The book moves so quickly, it can be read easily in less than a day. Maps are numerous and allow the reader to following the action without effort. Photos of the personnel and the terrain added a much-appreciated dynamic element. This is another book I wish I had read before visiting the Normandy beaches.
For their action on Pointe Du Hoc, the 2nd Ranger Infantry Battalion won a unit citation for "grim determination and extraordinary heroism".
Book Description
Ordered to proceed to Normandy to contain the Allied landings, the 2nd SS "Das Reich" Panzer Division's journey turned into a nightmare of ambushes and reprisals. SS reprisals culminated in the massacre at Oradour, probably the largest killing of civilians on the Western Front. Heavily illustrated in the Battleground Europe style.
Book Description
From the Most Respected Names in Travel AND Language Instruction
In every travel situation, from arrival to departure, Fodor's French for Travelers makes it easy to speak and understand French, even if you've never studied it before. And it's backed by Fodor's, the most trusted name in travel, and by Living Language, publisher of best-selling language courses for more than a half century. Packed with 3,800 essential words and phrases. Fodor's French for Travelers enables you to speak French right away plus accurate, easy-to-read phonetics help you speak like a native. Words and phrases are grouped by topic so you're able to find what you need quickly, plus Fodor's on-the-spot correspondents share their know-how throughout the book. Plus maps; Grammar summary; Conversion charts; and Tipping basics.
Customer Reviews:
Terrible CD!.......2005-10-29
I went through three lessons before canning this CD. The lessons were terrible! Sometimes they stated the French word before the English word and sometimes afterward, which meant you could be learning the wrong word! The pronounciations were nowhere near the way the French speak; they were like what a HS French teacher who'd learned from a book and never been to France would speak.
This book is not for the novice.......2005-06-02
This book is not for someone who just wants to pick up enough French to get them through a trip unless they have a good ear and memory. I found "French in 10 Minutes a Day" much better as you must write what you learn in a workbook.
Stop thief!!.......2004-12-31
Get this set if you plan on having a bad time. Barely will you be in to 'Good evening' when the lessons quickly turn to "Stop thief!" or "He stole my watch" or better yet, "I want an attorney" -- all of which are phrases I have NEVER used in France. Fodor's should have had the good sense to give practical lessons first, etiquette, directions, service, culture etc. before launching into rude commands and pick-pocket paranoia.
A must if you're traveling to a French-speaking country!.......2004-04-23
Having had a year of French in college, I was concerned that this Audio book would be too basic for me, but I found out it wasn't! It does cover some very basic things (greetings, numbers, etc.) which would be more helpful for beginners, but it also covers typical situations in a trip (airport, restaurant, accommodations, etc.), for which the vocabulary and grammar may not be learned until advanced level courses.
It comes with 2 Audio CD's of about 70 minutes each, broken into 12+ lessons. The book has all the phrases/conversations in the CD's, plus some additional tips/info, as well as a dictionary section with vocabulary targeted for travelers. The book has 260+ pages and it is of very small size, so it is ideal for carrying it around in your trip.
I listened to the CD's while driving, though I recommend reading the corresponding lessons afterwards or in advanced to listening to the disc, as it helps to associate the spelling to the pronunciation. The CD's mostly have words and phrases in them, but they also have small conversations at a bank/restaurant/hotel/airport depending on the lesson. Each word/phrase in the disc is spoken once in English and then twice in French, so you can't miss it if you're paying attention.
I strongly recommend this item, even if you already have basic understanding of French, as it will help you communicate and get around in your trip!
thank goodness i saw this in the store!.......2004-03-08
i just returned from my first trip to paris. although i had two years french in college, that has been ~14 years and i was fairly concerned about being able to communicate well. i did some review work with conversational french tapes and was going to depend on that when a friend pointed this book out to me. i bought it to take along.
this book is a treasure trove of useful phrases and cultural information, a lot of which is not in the travel guides. the dictionary at the back was very useful, although i wish it had been a bit more comprehensive. between the dictionary and some college french, i was able to enjoy paris IN french, instead of broken english. i hope it brings you the same benefits.
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