{"product_id":"omaha-beach-georges-bernage-9782840482871","title":"Omaha Beach","description":"June 6, 1944. In the gray light of dawn the landing craft carrying the assault wave of two US divisions as well as the Engineers and the Rangers, advanced toward the beach that was their assigned objective, code-named Omaha. Exhausted by the crossing and suffering from sea sicknesses, the assault units were convinced, however, that the German defenses had been crushed by the aerial and naval bombardment. In fact, sheltering in their coastal fortifications which they had been working to improve up until the very evening before, the Germany infantry waited until the Americans reached the shoreline before opening fire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e0630 hours. The landing craft of the first wave beached and lowered their ramps. That was the moment the enemy had been waiting for, and on the beach soon called Bloody Omaha, all hell broke loose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume will allow you to discover that page of history. The first part introduces the forces on both sides, presents the American plan and explains in detail the German defensive positions. The second part details the landing of the successive waves followed by a blow by blow account of the GIs on the beach under a hail of fire in the middle of the anti-invasion obstacles. Overall, it explores through words and images all the violence and horror of the fighting on Omaha Beach.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Georges Bernage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 2840482878\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9782840482871\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Editions Heimdal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.62h x 8.21w x 0.46d","brand":"Georges Bernage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44716481937663,"sku":"9782840482871","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2d79d862-84fb-4eb5-a77a-d8291e06f0e0.jpg?v=1705682531","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/omaha-beach-georges-bernage-9782840482871","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}