Full Description
A highly illustrated and detailed study of the Omaha Beach landings.
The D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 were the largest amphibious military operation ever mounted. The greatest armada the world had ever seen was assembled to transport the Allied invasion force across the Channel and open the long-awaited second front against Hitler's Third Reich. Of the landings on the five assault beaches, Omaha Beach was the only one ever in doubt
Within moments of the first wave landing a third of the assault troops were casualties. Yet by the end of D-Day the Atlantic Wall had been breached and the US Army's V Corps was firmly entrenched on French soil.
Contents
Origins of the Battle
Chronology
Opposing Commanders
Opposing Armies
Opposing Plans
The Landings 1st Inf. Div.
Fox Beach
29th Inf. Div.
Easy & Dog Beaches
US 2nd Ranger Bn. at Pointe du Hoc
Six Days 7-12 June
Aftermath
The Battlefield Today
Bibliography
Index
