Omaha Beach: D-Day June 6, 1944 - Hardcover

Balkoski, Joseph

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0811700798 ISBN 13: 9780811700795

Publisher: Stackpole Books, 2004

Synopsis

Presents a detailed description of the D-Day invasion, combining the personal recollections of soldiers with historical narrative and analysis of the actual invasion as it unfolded.

About this title

Review:

"This is probably the best book ever written about Omaha Beach."--Bill Stone"Stone & Stone Second World War Books" (03/21/2004)

Synopsis:

Omaha Beach saw the greatest drama and loss of life on D-Day and was critically important to subsequent Allied total victory in World War II. In this gripping new book, historian Joseph Balkoski tells the story of 6 June, 1944, when largely untested American troops assaulted the German army's Atlantic wall. Equal parts oral history and meticulous reconstruction, including the invasion's diplomatic and strategic context, "Omaha Beach" is the closest the modern reader can get to experiencing the Normandy landings first-hand. A fitting tribute to the veterans as well as an engaging narrative, it promises to become a classic on one of America's, and indeed, the world's, most important days in history.

About this edition

• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0811700798
• ISBN 13: 9780811700795
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 410