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- Born
- 5 Jun 1920
- Died
- 23 Nov 1974
- Works
- 12
Top works
- Great World War II Stories
- The Last Battle
- A Bridge Too Far
- A private battle
- Star-Spangled Mikado
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1920
- Active to
- 1974
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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).
Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, he began working as a journalist in London in 1940. He became involved in covering World War II and travelled with troops in Europe. After the war, he covered the establishment of Israel. He immigrated to the United States in 1947 to work for Time. In 1951 Ryan became a naturalized US citizen and lived there for the remainder of his life.
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1920 births1974 deaths20th-century American historians20th-century American male writers20th-century English businesspeople20th-century Irish historians20th-century Irish writersAmerican historians of World War IIAmerican male non-fiction writersAmerican military historiansAmerican recipients of the Legion of HonourBancarella Prize winners