The Devil's Garden: Rommel's Desperate Defense of Omaha Beach on D-Day
Book Details
Author(s)
Steven Zaloga
Publisher
Stackpole Books
ISBN / ASIN
0811712281
ISBN-13
9780811712286
Availability
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Sales Rank
#799,737
Category
History
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
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Description
This fresh look at D-Day--one of World War II's pivotal battles--is available in time for its 70th anniversary in June 2014. The author draws on original research, including recently discovered German artillery maps, and offers well-supported conclusions that are sure to spark debate.Explains why the U.S. Army suffered enormous casualties on Omaha Beach Focuses on Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox, who oversaw German defenses in Normandy Covers little-known aspects such as the German patrols tasked with shooting down the pigeons the French Resistance used to send messages to the Allies
