Omaha Beachhead
| Author | : United States. War Department. Historical Division |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
| ISBN | : |
Omaha Beachhead
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Omaha Beachhead (6 June - 13 June 1944).
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : Government Printing Office |
| Total Pages | : 180 |
| Release | : 1945 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
A companion to the Utah Beach publication, provides a historical narrative dealing with American military operations in France during the month of June 1944 including D-Day in Normandy. Prepared by the 2d Information and Historical Service, attached to the First Army, and by the Historical Section, European Theater of Operations. Other products in the American Forces in Action Series are listed below: Salerno: American Operations From the Beaches to the Volturno, 9 September - 6 October 1943 is available here:https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00196-9 Papuan Campaign: The Buna-Sananada Operation (16 November 1942-23 January 1943) is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00205-1 The Capture of Makin, November 20-24, 1942-Print Hardcover/Clothbound format can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00206-0 Guam: Operations of the 77th Division, July 21-Aug. 10, 1944 is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00204-3 Fifth Army at the Winter Line (15 November 1943 - 15 January 1944) --Print Paperback format can be found here:https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00198-5 St. Lo -Print Paperback format is available here:https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00127-6 From the Volturno to the Winter Line, 6 Oct.-15 Nov. 1943 -is available here:https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00197-7 To Bizerte With the II Corps (23 April - 13 May 1943) -Print Hardcover/Clothbound format can be found here:https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00207-8 Utah Beach to Cherbourg (6 June-27 June 1944) can be found here:https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00129-2 Merrill\'s Marauders (February - May 1944) -Print Paperback format can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00203-5 World War II resources collection can be found here:https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/us-military-history/battles-wars/world-war-ii
Beyond the Beachhead
| Author | : Joseph Balkoski |
| Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
| Total Pages | : 353 |
| Release | : 2005-08-04 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0811741451 |
Expanded edition with a new chapter on the final battles of the Normandy campaign.
Beachhead Normandy
| Author | : Tom Carter |
| Publisher | : Potomac Books, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 335 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1597977977 |
This is the history of the U.S. navy's vessel designated the landing craft. tank (LCT) operations with a detailed look at a specific ship, the LCT 614, which landed at Omaha Beach under heavy fire. The LCTs were more than mere transports. The little craft had permanently assigned crews and participated in nearly all forms of naval warfare.
Omaha Beach
| Author | : Joseph Balkoski |
| Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
| Total Pages | : 434 |
| Release | : 2006-05-18 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0811741192 |
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 Post
Omaha Beachhead (6 June-13 June 1944) ...
| Author | : United States. War Department. General Staff |
| Publisher | : Government Printing Office |
| Total Pages | : 212 |
| Release | : 1945 |
| Genre | : Normandy (France) |
| ISBN | : |
Omaha Beach
| Author | : Adrian R. Lewis |
| Publisher | : Univ of North Carolina Press |
| Total Pages | : 396 |
| Release | : 2003-11-20 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0807862584 |
The Allied victory at Omaha Beach was a costly one. A direct infantry assault against a defense that was years in the making, undertaken in daylight following a mere thirty-minute bombardment, the attack had neither the advantage of tactical surprise nor that of overwhelming firepower. American forces were forced to improvise under enemy fire, and although they were ultimately victorious, they suffered devastating casualties. Why did the Allies embark on an attack with so many disadvantages? Making extensive use of primary sources, Adrian Lewis traces the development of the doctrine behind the plan for the invasion of Normandy to explain why the battles for the beaches were fought as they were. Although blame for the Omaha Beach disaster has traditionally been placed on tactical leaders at the battle site, Lewis argues that the real responsibility lay at the higher levels of operations and strategy planning. Ignoring lessons learned in the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters, British and American military leaders employed a hybrid doctrine of amphibious warfare at Normandy, one that failed to maximize the advantages of either British or U.S. doctrine. Had Allied forces at the other landing sites faced German forces of the quality and quantity of those at Omaha Beach, Lewis says, they too would have suffered heavy casualties and faced the prospect of defeat.
Destroyers At Normandy: Naval Gunfire Support At Omaha Beach [Illustrated Edition]
| Author | : William B. Kirkland |
| Publisher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 138 |
| Release | : 2015-11-06 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1786257653 |
Includes numerous maps and illustrations. This monograph provides first-hand accounts of Destroyer Squadron 18 during this critical battle upon which so much of the success of our campaign in Europe would depend. Their experience at Omaha Beach can be looked upon as typical of most U.S. warships engaged at Normandy. On the other hand, from the author’s research it appears evident that this destroyer squadron, with their British counterparts, may have had a more pivotal influence on the breakout from the beachhead and the success of the subsequent campaign than was heretofore realized. Its contributions certainly provide a basis for discussion among veterans and research by historians, as well as a solid, professional account of naval action in support of the Normandy landings.
OMAHA BEACHHEAD - (6 June-13 June 1944) [Illustrated Edition]
| Author | : Anon |
| Publisher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 411 |
| Release | : 2014-08-15 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 178289263X |
Illustrated with over 40 photos and 15 maps of the engagement. The momentous events of the 6th of June 1944, D-Day, still resonate around the world, almost 200,000 Allied Soldiers were thrown against the Nazi dominated coast of France in a bid to free Western Europe from the Fascist grip that had held it since 1939. The plan was audacious, ambitious and exceptionally dangerous, the Allied Planners had decided to attack across five sectors over the beaches of Normandy, from the British and Canadian forces on the right at the mouth of the river Orne to the American Troops at the base of the Cotentin Peninsula. Without doubt the toughest sector of all was the beach code-named “Omaha” it was vital as it linked the Americans with the British landing to the east; however it was beset with sheer cliffs at either end of the beach, a deep sloping beach, the most advanced defences and the best of the German troops on the coast. As this book recounts in vivid detail, the reality on the beaches was truly hellish, wide beaches swept by artillery, mortar, machine gun and rifle fire filled with casualties as men clung to the beach obstacles for the only cover to be had. As the American troops on the ground struggled forward, errors in navigation led to reinforcements being routed to the wrong beaches and supporting amphibious tanks sank in the rough seas. That any of the men made it off the beaches at all was a miracle based on inspired leadership, hard training and sheer courage in the face of horrendous death dealing fire. As immortalised in the film Saving Private Ryan, this book produced by the American Army Historical Section recounts in superb, often brutal, detail the struggle on Omaha Beach. It is tale never to be forgotten and as the narrative based on the personal interviews with the men and officers of the 1st, 2nd and 29th divisions, along with the official reports and documents it is as engaging as it is authoritative.
