Omaha Beach

Battle Zone Normandy #5

by Stephen Badsey

At dawn on D-Day the US Army's 1st and 29th infantry divisions launched their attack on Omaha Beach. The assaulting infantry were compelled to wade through shoulder-high water, under murderous fire, many being killed as they struggled ashore. Despite appalling difficulties, a bridgehead had been established by the evening of June 6.

188 pages, Hardcover

First published July 12, 2004