| Omaha Beach 6 June 1944: The D-Day Landing Contributor(s): Parker, Robert J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1445669269 ISBN-13: 9781445669267 Publisher: Amberley Publishing OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.5" W x 9.1" (0.65 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Immortalised for a new generation in the graphic opening sequences of Saving Private Ryan, 'Bloody' Omaha Beach was almost an epic failure. Among the five beaches stormed as part of the 6 June 1944 D-Day assault, the Allied invasion met its greatest difficulty and uncertainty at Omaha Beach. Only at Omaha did the long anticipated Operation Overlord, and the re-entry of the Allied armies into France, threaten to fail in its execution. Reviewing the preparation and planning by the various Allied assault groups designated for Omaha Beach, author Robert Parker provides a lively description of one of the greatest and most important military endeavours in all of world history. Concentrating on Day 1, he captures the drama, intensity, and struggle of this effort and the opening of the vital second front leading to the defeat of Nazi Germany, illustrated with seventy images and maps, many in colour. |
Contributor Bio(s): Parker, Robert J.: - Robert J. Parker has been a school teacher for over thirty years. He has Bachelors &Masters degrees in history & combines his passion for the history of WW1 & WW2 with frequent travel to the battlefield sites. He has spent several months based in France studying the remains of the D-Day landings. He has visited six continents and over fifty countries, making more than forty separate trips to the United Kingdom alone. He lives in Indiana, USA. |