Edison Public Library: Remembering D-Day, the Battle That Changed World War II

Can't see this email? Click here to view this message in browser window.

Catalog Events Resources Hours Account Research

June 6, 1944 will forever be known as D-Day, the date of a the infamous battle during World War II in which the Allied forces launched a massive invasion of the beaches of Normandy, France. The mission was a turning point in the war and marked the beginning of the end for Germany's control in Western Europe. The day now commemorates the bravery displayed by the soldiers and to remember the sacrifice of those who gave their lives in the name of freedom.

On this anniversary of D-Day, the Edison Public Library has compiled a collection of books and movies that depict just how important the battle was despite the horrors that occurred on the beaches of France.

D-Day: The Battle For Normandy

by Antony Beevor

940.5421 BEE

BORROW

D-Day Bombers: The Veterans' Story

by Stephen Darlow

eBook on HOOPLA

BORROW

Forgotten: The Untold Story of D-Day's Black Heroes, At Home and At War

by Linda Hervieux

940.5412 HER

BORROW

Serenade To The Big Bird

by Bert Stiles

eBook on HOOPLA

BORROW

D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II

by Sarah Rose

940.5486 CRO

BORROW

The First Wave: The D-Day Warriors Who Led the Way to Victory in World War II

by Alex Kershaw

940.5421 KER

BORROW

Six Armies in Normandy

by John Keegan
read by Fred Williams

Audiobook on HOOPLA

BORROW

Decision in Normandy

by Carlo D'Este

eBook on HOOPLA

BORROW

Band Of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

by Stephen E. Ambrose

940.542 AMB

BORROW

Omaha Beach: D-Day, June 6, 1944

by Joseph Balkoski

eBook on HOOPLA

BORROW

The Longest Day

by Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, and Bernhard Wicki

BLURAY DRAMA LONGEST

BORROW

Saving Private Ryan

by Steven Spielberg

DVD DRAMA SAVING

BORROW

Ancestry Library

Search genealogy, family trees, and family records. Ancestry Library offers access to U.S. Federal Census Records, U.S. immigration records, and vital records, including the Social Security Death Index.

Note: Ancestry Library is only available In-Library.

Edison Public Library Locations:

Main Library
340 Plainfield Avenue (at Division Street)
Edison, New Jersey 08817
(732) 287-2298

Clara Barton Branch
141 Hoover Avenue (at Pleasant Ave)
Edison, New Jersey 08837
(732) 548-3045

North Edison Branch (at Library Place)
777 Grove Avenue
Edison, New Jersey 08820
(732) 738-0096

Borrow e-books, audiobooks, and magazines at eLibraryNJ or through the Libby app
Watch films, documentaries, and Great Course classes at Kanopy
Take a class at LinkedIn Learning
Borrow music, comics, movies, and more at Hoopla
Read newspapers and magazines from over 100 countries on PressReader

Edison Public Library is welcoming, inclusive, and dedicated to excellence.

CONNECT WITH US!

The Main Branch of the Edison Public Library
is OPEN Sundays from 1-5 PM.

Click here to unsubscribe

Locations
Main Library | 340 Plainfield Ave, Edison, NJ 08817 - (732) 287-2298
Clara Barton Branch | 141 Hoover Ave, Edison, NJ 08837 - (732) 738-0096
North Edison Branch | 777 Grove Ave, Edison, NJ 08820 - (732) 548-3045

Board President - Patricia Massey
Library Director - Allan M. Kleiman