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Omaha Beach : D-Day, June 6, 1944
Overview
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.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780811733762
- ISBN-10: 0811733769
- Publisher: Stackpole Books
- Publish Date: May 2006
- Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Page Count: 432
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