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The Devil's Garden: Rommel's Desperate Defense of Omaha Beach on D-Day

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The Devil's Garden:
Rommel's Desperate Defense of Omaha Beach on D-Day

Author:  Steven Zaloga
Language:  English text
Format:  hard cover with dust jacket
Pages:  288
Photos:  over 100 wartime photos
Maps:  several maps and technical drawings
Publisher:  Stackpole Publishing
ISBN:  978-0811712286

Item No. SP-2286


  • Fresh look at D-Day, one of World War II's pivotal battles, in time for its 70th anniversary in June 2014
  • 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
  • Relies on original research, including recently discovered German artillery maps
  • Zaloga's well-supported conclusions are sure to spark debate