Full name: Omaha Beach: D-Day, June 6, 1944

Author: Joseph Balkoski Year: 2004 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, Non Fiction, War/Military Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780811733762 0811733769

Balkoski's depiction of 'Bloody Omaha' is the literary accompaniment to the white-knuckle Omaha Beach scene that opens Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan. -- John Hillen, New York PostIn this unforgettable narrative of D-Day, Joseph Balkoski describes the minute-by-minute combat as it unfolded on Omaha Beach, allowing soldiers to speak for themselves as they recall their attempts to maneuver bombers through heavy cloud cover, the claustrophobic terror aboard transports, and the relentless fire that greeted them on the beach. Equal parts oral history and meticulous reconstruction, Omaha Beach is the closest the modern reader can get to experiencing the Normandy landings firsthand. This book is part of the "Omaha and Utah Beaches" series. Here are some other books from this series: "Utah Beach" Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: Similar books: Utah Beach by Joseph Balkoski Decision in Normandy by Carlo D'Este Neptune by Craig L. Symonds Eisenhower's Lieutenants by Russell F. Weigley Touched with Fire by Eric M. Bergerud The Last Ridge by Mckay Jenkins Brazen Chariots by Robert Crisp The Bedford Boys by Alex Kershaw Closing with the Enemy by Michael D. Doubler The Ultimate Battle by Bill Sloan Panzer Battles by F. W. Mellenthin Tigers in the Mud by Otto Carius The Desert Generals by Correlli Barnett Overlord by Max Hastings Beyond Valor by Patrick K. O'Donnell Beyond the Beachhead by Joseph Balkoski 13 Hours by Mitchell Zuckoff The Guns at Last Light by Rick Atkinson Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horwitz Indianapolis by Lynn Vincent