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Saving Private Ryan

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# Saving Private Ryan

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Max Allan Collins Max Allan Collins (born March 3, 1948) is a prolific American mystery writer who has been called "mystery's Renaissance man". He has written novels, screenplays, comic books, comic strips, trading cards, short stories movie novelizations and historical fiction. He wrote the graphic novel Road to Perdition (which was developed into a film in 2002), created the comic book private eye Ms. Tree, and took over writing the Dick Tracy comic strip from creator Chester Gould and one of the Batman comic books for a time. He wrote books to expand on the Dark Angel TV series. He has also served as the creative consultant for a number of major productions, and has written books and comics based on the TV series franchise CSI. More recently, he has written a book, Buried Deep, based on the TV Series Bones.

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He has also written two novel sequels to Road to Perdition, Road to Purgatory and Road to Paradise. In addition to these, he also wrote three more graphic novels starring the characters from Road to Perdition. These graphic novels, called collectively On the Road to Perdition, form the basis of the film. He also co-founded the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers with Lee Goldberg. The IAMTW is an organization for writers of tie-ins and novelizations. Click the here to back to the content

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? Background of the story ? Storyline ? Comments on the book ? Main Characters ? About Author

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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?. America would call it a victory. History would call it D-Day. But for Captain John Miller 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 action while his mother only got four children. Captain Miller and his men quickly realize this is not a simple rescue operation. It is the supreme challenge to everything they have learned and everything they believe in. A test of their honor and their duty. Their sole obsession and their last hope for redemption. Because even in a war of devastating proportions, saving a life could make all the difference in the world. Click the here to back to the content

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(Beginning) June 6,1944 The first part of the story describe the invasion of Omaha Beach, Normandy. by the U.S navy. They experienced a sharp fight and finally found a breach to attack Germans as well as capture Normandy. What they need to do after that was to try their best to approach Berlin step by step to win the battle!

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(Middle) The pentagon, Washington, D.C. June 8,1944 The officer of the War Department of The Pentagon was frightened by the update of Death notification because it was his third time to see the name “Ryan” from Iowa and he realized they were brothers while their mother just had four children! So what about the last , youngest child ,James Francis Ryan? Was he still alive? What can they do to protect the poor mother from unimaginable disappointment? Finally, general Wilson decided to send eight soldiers as a team to save private Ryan .

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(Climax) Normandy June 9,1944 The mission seemed so difficult that it was just like finding a pitch of salt in the Pacific Ocean! What happened to the eight soldiers during the mission? How many of them still alive after the mission? Did they find private Ryan? It is for you to find out! Click here to back to the content

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Captain John H. Miller Sergeant Mike Horvath T-4 Medic Irwin Wade Pvt. Stanley Mellish

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Pvt. Richard Reiben Pvt. Adrian Caparzo Pvt. Daniel Jackson Pvt. Timothy Upham Pvt. James Ryan Click here to back to the content

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# The particular event is very interesting — The mission is just about a man. Eight soldiers would try their best to save only one private. You can image how unbelievable it is ! —— Justin Bridget , Houston. # Can they finally find private Ryan? Is it worth to send eight soldiers to save the only guy instead of leaving them on the battlefield to fight against the enemies? It’s exciting to find out! —— Isabel Joanna,Philadelphia # the story is based on the screenplay, after reading the book, I watch the movie “Saving Private Ryan”. It is very interesting to find the difference between the movie and the book. It’s so Fantastic. —— Clementine Erin ,Chicago

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# The story shows the cruelty of the war . we can hardly imagine the situation how the soldiers would face at that time. This book is worth reading as we could explore and understand more about the war. —— Evangeline Doris, Dallas # I was really shaken when I finished reading the book. It is such a great story that you may feel yourself more mature because of the story —— Grace Taylor, New York # I know more about the importance of love and peace. And also understanding how patriotic and brave the soldiers are. I deeply feel the cruelty of the war and the psychological anti-war of the author. —— Tracy Jacqueline , Washington Click here to back to the content