A visceral and momentous narrative of the first twenty-four hours of D-Day on Omaha Beach: the most dramatic Allied landing of World War II.
Before World War II, Normandy's Plage d'Or coast was best known for its sleepy villages and holiday destinations.
Early in 1944, German commander Field Marshal Erwin Rommel took one look at the gentle, sloping sands and announced They will come here He was referring to Omaha Beach--the prime American D-Day landing site.
The beach was subsequently t.
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Pegasus Books Landing on the edge of eternity: twenty-four hours at omaha beach, paperback/robert kershaw
