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Omaha Beach : a flawed victory / Adrian R. Lewis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lewis, Adrian R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Operation Neptune.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Normandy (France)--History, Military--20th century.
- Normandy (France).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (395 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Lewis's assessment of the 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy traces the doctrine behind the operation, and argues that whilst the blame for the disastrous losses traditionally lay with leaders at the site, responsibility belonged to higher levels of operations and strategy planning.
- Contents:
- Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Battle for Omaha Beach; 2. Amphibious Doctrine: The British and American Visions; 3. Joint and Combined Amphibious Doctrine; 4. The British Vision for the Invasion of Europe; 5. The Montgomery Plan; 6. The American Vision for the Invasion of Europe; 7. Obstacle and Minefield Clearance Plan; 8. The Joint Fire Plan; 9. The 1st Infantry Division's Battle Plan; Epilogue: The Question of American Military Skill; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index;
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-367) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798890872555
- 9780807862582
- 0807862584
- OCLC:
- 476237030
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