Saving Private Ryan
by Max Allan Collins
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June 6, 1944. Military forces converge on the beaches of Normandy for one of the most decisive battles of World War II. America would call it a victory. History would call it D-Day.But for Captain John Miler and his squad of young soldiers, this fateful day would become something much more. Washington has sent them on a personal mission to save one life. One paratrooper missing in action. One soldier who has already lost three brothers in the war. Captain Miller and his men quickly realize show more this is not a simple rescue operation. It is a test of their honor and their duty. Their sole obsession - and their last hope for redemption.In a war of devastating proportions, saving one life could make all the difference in the world? Other books about World War II show lessTags
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I may be extremely biased because Saving Private Ryan is my favourite film of all time! I remember I watched it in a local cinema five times and I can't begin to count how many times have I watched it on TV. I was 15 at the time, and my interest in the events of the Second World War was just stating to grow.
This book is an adaptation of the beautiful, heart-breaking screenplay by Robert Rodat and Frank Darabont, and it is excellent. We enter the minds of all our beloved characters - Private Jackson and Private Reiben being my favourites- and in the case of two-three soldiers, it is eye-opening, sincethey didn't really have much screen time, like Private Adrian Caparzo . Furthermore, there are many passages not shown in the actual film, show more which embellish the narration even more. show less
This book is an adaptation of the beautiful, heart-breaking screenplay by Robert Rodat and Frank Darabont, and it is excellent. We enter the minds of all our beloved characters - Private Jackson and Private Reiben being my favourites- and in the case of two-three soldiers, it is eye-opening, since
Under de allierades invasion av Normandie dödas två amerikanska bröder. En tredje broder har just tillfångatagits av japanerna - och USA:s arméchef ger order om att den fjärde brodern måste hittas till varje pris.
Mar 16, 2023Swedish
Ein Roman, der durch den Film unsterblich wurde.
Sep 4, 2020German
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Max Allen Collins was born in 1948 in Muscatine, Iowa. He is a two-time winner of the Private Eye Writer's of America's Shamus Award for his Nathaniel Heller historical thrillers "True Detective" and "Stolen Away". Collins also wrote the Dick Tracy comic strip begining in 1977 and ending in the early 1990s. He has contributed to a number of other show more comics, including Batman. Collins created his first independent feature film, Mommy, following a nightmarish experience as screenwriter on the cable movie The Expert. Collins has been contracted by DC Comics to write three tie-ins to his critically acclaimed graphic novel "The Road to Perdition", which was adapted into the feature film. Author of other such move tie-in bestsellers as "In the Line of Fire" and "Air Force One", he is also the screenwriter/director of the cult favorite suspense films "Mommie" and "Mommie's Day". (Publisher Provided) Max Allen Collins was born in Muscatine, Iowa on March 3, 1948. His graphic novel Road to Perdition, published in 1998, is the basis of the Academy Award-winning 2002 film starring Tom Hanks, Paul Newman and Daniel Craig. His other works include Road to Purgatory, Road to Paradise, Return to Perdition, Bye Bye, Baby, and Target Lancer. He won the Shamus awards for True Detective in 1983 and Stolen Away in 1991. He is completing a number of Mike Hammer novels begun by the late Mickey Spillane. He has collaborated with his wife Barbara Collins on three novels and numerous short stories. Their Antiques Flee Market won the Romantic Times Best Humorous Mystery Novel award in 2009. His comics credits include the syndicated strip Dick Tracy (1977-1993), Ms. Tree, Batman; and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, based on the hit TV series for which he has also written ten novels. He has written tie-in books for several movies including Saving Private Ryan, Air Force One, and American Gangster, which won the Best Novel Scribe Award in 2008 from the International Association of Tie-in Writers. His non-fiction works include The History of Mystery and Men's Adventure Magazines, which won Anthony Award. He is also an independent filmmaker. He has written and directed five features and two documentaries, including the Lifetime movie Mommy and the sequel, Mommy's Day. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Saving Private Ryan
- Original title
- Saving Private Ryan
- Original publication date
- 1998
- People/Characters
- Pvt. James Ryan; Cpt. John Miller
- Important places
- Omaha Beach, Normandy, France; France; Normandy, France
- Important events
- D-Day (1944-06-06); World War II (1939 | 1945); Operation Overlord (1944-06-06 | 1944-08-30)
- Related movies
- Saving Private Ryan (1998 | IMDb)
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- 11 — Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian (Bokmål), Spanish, Swedish
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- Paper
- ISBNs
- 23
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