Omaha Beach - by Joseph Balkoski (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Balkoski's depiction of 'Bloody Omaha' is the literary accompaniment to the white-knuckle Omaha Beach scene that opens Steven Spielberg's <i>Saving Private Ryan</i>. -- John Hillen, <i>New York Post</i><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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 PostIn this unforgettable narrative of D-Day, Joseph Balkoski describes the minute-by-minute combat as it unfolded on Omaha Beach, allowing soldiers to speak for themselves as they recall their attempts to maneuver bombers through heavy cloud cover, the claustrophobic terror aboard transports, and the relentless fire that greeted them on the beach. Equal parts oral history and meticulous reconstruction, Omaha Beach is the closest the modern reader can get to experiencing the Normandy landings firsthand.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"This is probably the best book ever written about Omaha Beach."--Bill Stone"Stone & Stone Second World War Books" (03/21/2004)<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Joseph Balkoski is Command Historian of the Maryland National Guard and author of <em>Omaha Beach</em> (978-0-8117-3376-2), <em>Utah Beach</em> (978-0-8117-3377-9), and the classic <em>Beyond the Beachhead</em> (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 <em>New York Post</em>, the <em>Washington Times</em>, <em>World War II</em> magazine, and others. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
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