Omaha Beach D-Day, June 6, 1944

by Balkoski, Joseph

• ISBN13: 9780811733762
• ISBN10: 0811733769
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-05-18
• Publisher: Stackpole Books

Summary

Case pack changed to 18 from 16 with reprint

Author Biography

Joseph Balkoski is Command Historian of the Maryland National Guard and author of Omaha Beach (978-0-8117-3376-2), Utah Beach (978-0-8117-3377-9), and the classic Beyond the Beachhead (978-0-8117-3237-6). He has appeared as a D-Day expert on MSNBC, and his work has been praised by Joe Scarborough, the New York Post, the Washington Times, World War II magazine, and others. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Chapter 1. The End of the Beginning	1	(14)
Chapter 2. Realism, Not Pessimism	15	(18)
Chapter 3. Festung Europa	33	(19)
Chapter 4. Fortune Favors the Bold	52	(19)
Chapter 5. The Greatest Show on Earth	71	(26)
Chapter 6. Forlorn Hope	97	(13)
Chapter 7. The Momentous Now	110	(30)
Chapter 8. Clear the Way	140	(17)
Chapter 9. Bullets like Rain	157	(34)
Chapter 10. Move or Die	191	(46)
Chapter 11. Everyone an Infantryman	237	(30)
Chapter 12. Beyond the Beach	267	(40)
Chapter 13. A Full Measure of Devotion	307	(22)
Chapter 14. To Rest or to Die	329	(21)
Appendix I: Allied Casualties on Omaha Beach, June 6, 1944	350	(3)
Appendix II: Medal of Honor and Distinguished Service Cross Awards for Valor on Omaha Beach	353	(9)
Appendix III: U.S. Army and U.S. Navy First-Wave Units on Omaha Beach	362	(5)
Appendix IV: Composition of Typical Assault Boat Team, 16th and 116th Infantry	367	(3)
Appendix V: Uniform and Equipment of Boat Team Leader, 16th and 116th Infantry	370	(2)
Notes	372	(21)
Bibliography	393	(5)
Acknowledgments	398	(6)
Index	404