num_pages: 493
description: General Dwight Eisenhower commands a diverse army that must destroy Hitlers European fortress. On the coast of France German commander Erwin Rommel prepares for the coming invasion as the Fhrer thwarts the strategies Rommel knows will succeed. Meanwhile Sergeant Jesse Adams a veteran of the 82nd Airborne parachutes with his men behind German lines. And as the invasion force surges toward the beaches of Normandy Private Tom Thorne of the 29th Infantry Division faces the horrifying prospect of fighting his way ashore on Omaha Beach a stretch of coast more heavily defended than the Allied commanders anticipate. From G.I. to general The Steel Wave carries us through the wars most crucial juncture the invasion that altered the flow of the war and ultimately changed history.
language: English
title: The Steel Wave
publisher: Ballantine Books