Fought on 6 June 1944, the Allied victory at Omaha Beach was a costly one. The American forces that landed on the beach were forced to improvise under enemy fire and suffered terrible casualites. Although blame for the Omaha Beach near-fiasco has traditionally been placed on tactical leaders at the battle site, the author reveals that most of the tactical leaders were opposed to the plan from the beginning.

ISBN 0 7524 2975 2

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