Destination Normandy

Name: Destination Normandy
Brand: GLOBE PEQUOT
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Three American Regiments on D-Day

By: G. H. Bennett

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Paperback | 18 September 2009

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256 Pages

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14.61 x 22.86 x 1.91

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A cross-section of the American experience on D-Day

Unique perspective from the regimental level that also integrates strategic and tactical considerations

Stories of largely forgotten acts of valor

G. H. Bennett collects oral histories from the soldiers of three American regiments and weaves them into an intimate account of the D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944. Widely scattered during its drop into Normandy, the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment (82nd Airborne Division) stopped the advance of an SS division. The untested 116th Infantry Regiment (29th Infantry Division) landed on bloody Omaha Beach, where it suffered more casualties than any other regiment that day. Meanwhile, the 22nd Infantry Regiment (4th Infantry Division) easily waded ashore on Utah Beach but faced savage fighting as it moved inland.

Industry Reviews

While the book covers the experiences of the men of these regiments on D Day and in Normandy, an additional element is the detail given to the time spent training across the UK - an aspected often overlooked. * Recollections of World War II 11/01/2014 *

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