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Immortalised for a new generation in the graphic opening sequences of 'Saving Private Ryan', 'Bloody' Omaha Beach was almost an epic failure. Among the five beaches stormed as part of 6 June 1944 D-Day assault, the Allied invasion met its greatest difficulty and uncertainty at Omaha Beach. Only at Omaha Beach did the long anticipated Operation Overlord, and the re-entry of the Allied armies into France, threaten to fail in its execution. Reviewing the preparation and planning by the various Allied assault groups designated for Omaha Beach, Robert Parker provides a lively and composite description of one of the greatest and most important military endeavors in all of world history. Concentrating on Day 1 he captures the drama, intensity, and struggle of this effort and the opening of the vital second front leading to the defeat of Nazi Germany and Hitler's Third Reich. Illustrated with 70 wartime images and maps, many in colour.

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Robert J. Parker has been a school teacher for over thirty years. He has Bachelors &Masters degrees in history & combines his passion for the history of WW1 & WW2 with frequent travel to the battlefield sites. He has spent several months based in France studying the remains of the D-Day landings. He has visited six continents and over fifty countries, making more than forty separate trips to the United Kingdom alone. He lives in Indiana, USA.

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