The dead and those about to die : D-Day : the Big Red One at Omaha Beach
Title:
The dead and those about to die : D-Day : the Big Red One at Omaha Beach
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ISBN:
9780451415295
Physical Description:
367 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents:
Background -- Intentions -- H-hour -- Survivors -- Brass -- Reinforcements -- Inland -- Support -- Beachhead -- Meaning.
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Summary:
Provides a detailed, harrowing account of the D-Day assault on Omaha Beach from the perspective of the soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division as well as from the Gap Assault Team engineers who dealt with mines and other dangerous obstacles.
