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Flawed Victory

A Flawed Victory

By: Adrian R. Lewis

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Paperback | 24 February 2003

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The Allied victory at Omaha Beach was a costly one. A direct infantry assault against a defense that was years in the making, undertaken in daylight following a mere thirty-minute bombardment, the attack had neither the advantage of tactical surprise nor that of overwhelming firepower. American forces were forced to improvise under enemy fire, and although they were ultimately victorious, they suffered devastating casualties.

Why did the Allies embark on an attack with so many disadvantages? Making extensive use of primary sources, Adrian Lewis traces the development of the doctrine behind the plan for the invasion of Normandy to explain why the battles for the beaches were fought as they were.

Although blame for the Omaha Beach disaster has traditionally been placed on tactical leaders at the battle site, Lewis argues that the real responsibility lay at the higher levels of operations and strategy planning. Ignoring lessons learned in the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters, British and American military leaders employed a hybrid doctrine of amphibious warfare at Normandy, one that failed to maximize the advantages of either British or U.S. doctrine. Had Allied forces at the other landing sites faced German forces of the quality and quantity of those at Omaha Beach, Lewis says, they too would have suffered heavy casualties and faced the prospect of defeat.

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"The fullest study of the planning for the cross-channel invasion we have....No future student of Omaha Beach... will be able to ignore this book." - Naval History; "This clearly written, carefully argued and well-researched account offers a still-valid lesson in the importance of communication up and down the chain of command, and on bravery." - Publishers Weekly; "A major contribution to our understanding of the assault on Omaha Beach." - Journal of Military History

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Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
The Battle for Omaha Beach
Amphibious Doctrine: The British and American Visions
Joint and Combined Amphibious Doctrine
The British Vision for the Invasion of Europe
The Montgomery Plan
The American Vision for the Invasion of Europe
Obstacle and Minefield Clearance Plan
The Joint Fire Plan
The 1st Infantry Division's Battle Plan
Epilogue: The Question of American Military Skill
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
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