Omaha Beach
Subtitle: A Flawed Victory
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: December 3, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780807826096
Subjects: European history: Second World War; Military tactics; War & defence operations; World history: Second World War; Second World War, 1939-1945; Military - Strategy; Conventional Warfare; Military History - World War II; History; History - Military / War; Normandy; Military; Europe; Military - United States; Military - World War II; Eisenhower; Montgomery; Bradley; Marines; Normandy; World War II;; History / Military / World War II; France; World War, 1939-1945; Campaigns; Operation Neptune
First sentence: On 5 June 1944 at 1400 hours, General Norman Cota, who was in charge of a provisional brigade headquarters that was to serve as the advanced headquarters for the 29th ID, addressed his men: This is different from any of the other exercises that you've had so far.