OMAHA BEACH: V Corps Battle for the Normandy Beachhead
OMAHA BEACH: V Corps Battle for the Normandy Beachhead
Pen and Sword 2002 | Battleground Europe Series | ISBN: 085052671X | 144 p. | ENGLISH | PDF | 15 MB
Operational oversights and the fortunes of war left a larger number of German defences intact on this crucial beach, making for the most difficult of all the battles on June 6, 1944. All of the units, events and personalities of the Omaha landing are covered in full detail, backed up with numerous photographs, maps, suggestions for further reading and a guide to touring the battlefield sites as they are today.