Name: The Devil's Garden: Rommel's Desperate Defense of Omaha Beach on D-Day
Brand: Stackpole
SKU: SP-2286
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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