Steven J. Zaloga (Author)

D-Day 1944 (1)

Omaha Beach
Illustrator: Gerrard, Howard

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The fighting at Omaha Beach is one of the most famous events in military history, and represented a crucial moment in the course of World War II. This book reveals the events of that single day in June 1944.

Produktdetails

• Campaign
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 247mm x 186mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 330g
• ISBN-13: 9781841763675
• ISBN-10: 1841763675
• Artikelnr.: 21775567

Autorenporträt

Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for three decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think tank. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and history, including NVG 294 Allied Tanks in Normandy 1944 and NVG 283 American Guided Missiles of World War II. He currently lives in Maryland, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Origins of the Battle
Chronology
Opposing Commanders
Opposing Armies
Opposing Plans
The Landings 1st Inf. Div.
Fox Beach
29th Inf. Div.
Easy & Dog Beaches
US 2nd Ranger Bn. at Pointe du Hoc
Six Days 7-12 June
Aftermath
The Battlefield Today
Bibliography
Index