Omaha Beach: D-Day, June 6, 1944

Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 0811733769 ISBN13: 9780811733762 Release Date: May 2006 Publisher: Stackpole Books Length: 432 Pages Weight: 1.60 lbs. Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9" 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.