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Omaha Beach - D-Day Jun 6, 1944

By: Stackpole Books

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Stackpole Books)

Last Stocked on 5/18/2024

Product Info

Title
Omaha Beach - D-Day Jun 6, 1944
Publisher
Category
Author
Joseph Balkoski
Publish Year
2004
Pages
410
Dimensions
6.5x9.5x1"
NKG Part #
2148036841
Type
Softcover

Description

Balkoski's depiction of 'Bloody Omaha' is the literary accompaniment to the white-knuckle Omaha Beach scene that opens Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan. -- John Hillen, New York Post In this unforgettable narrative of D-Day, Joseph Balkoski describes the minute-by-minute combat as it unfolded on Omaha Beach, allowing soldiers to speak for themselves as they recall their attempts to maneuver bombers through heavy cloud cover, the claustrophobic terror aboard transports, and the relentless fire that greeted them on the beach. Equal parts oral history and meticulous reconstruction, Omaha Beach is the closest the modern reader can get to experiencing the Normandy landings firsthand.