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The devil's garden : Rommel's desperate defense of Omaha Beach on D-Day / Steven Zaloga.
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- ISBN: 9780811712286
- ISBN: 0811712281
- Physical Description: xi, 272 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
- Publisher: Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, 2013.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-268) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The controversy -- The iron coast -- The Rommel factor -- Opposing forces -- Fire and brimstone -- The devil's garden -- Deadly geography -- The pigeon patrol -- Day of reckoning -- D-Day postmortem. |
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| Subject: | World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > France > Normandy. Rommel, Erwin, 1891-1944 > Military leadership. Normandy (France) > History, Military > 20th century. |
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The Devil's Garden : Rommel's Desperate Defense of Omaha Beach on D-Day
This fresh look at D-Day--one of World War II's pivotal battles--is available in time for its 70th anniversary in June 2014. The author draws on original research, including recently discovered German artillery maps, and offers well-supported conclusions that are sure to spark debate. Explains why the U.S. Army suffered enormous casualties on Omaha Beach Focuses on Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox, who oversaw German defenses in Normandy Covers little-known aspects such as the German patrols tasked with shooting down the pigeons the French Resistance used to send messages to the Allies
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